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'''Winston Damarillo''' is a Filipino-American businessman. He was born in [[Bohol]], in the Philippines. He completed a BS in industrial and mechanical engineering from the [[De La Salle University]] in 1990.
'''Winston Damarillo''' is the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of the PLDT group and the CEO of Talas, the Group's Big Data organization<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/pldt-appoints-two-new-tech-executives/|title=PLDT appoints two new tech executives|last=Bulletin|first=The Manila|website=mb.com.ph|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-14}}</ref>. He serves as Executive Chairman of [http://www.agsx.net Amihan Global Strategies (AGSX)], a strategic consultancy firm and the holding company of his investment portfolio. He is a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist<ref>Venture Capital, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/286270/form-angel-network-to-fund-start-ups-venture-capitalists</ref><ref>Silicon Valley Comes to Manila, Cebu http://globalnation.inquirer.net/49492/silicon-valley-comes-to-manila-cebu</ref> with a track record of building successful technology start-ups. He grew several companies to profitability and subsequently sold to major IT companies: [http://www.g2vc.com/Site/Previous_Investments.html Gluecode Software], an open source application infrastructure company which was acquired by [[IBM]] in 2005,<ref>http://www.ayalatbi.org/images/CaseStudies/winstondamarillocase.pdf</ref><ref>IBM acquires Gluecode, http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/7658.wss</ref> Logicblaze, acquired by [[Iona Technologies]] in 2007,<ref>http://www.ayalatbi.org/images/CaseStudies/winstondamarillocase.pdf</ref><ref>Iona acquires Logicblaze, http://news.cnet.com/Iona-buys-open-source-specialist-LogicBlaze/2100-7344_3-6174813.html</ref> and Webtide, acquired by [http://www.intalio.com Intalio] in 2009.<ref>http://www.ayalatbi.org/images/CaseStudies/winstondamarillocase.pdf</ref><ref>Intalio acquires Webtide, http://www.intalio.com/intalio-acquires-webtide-developer-of-the-jetty-application-server/</ref> Winston is also the chairman of the board of directors for [http://www.exist.com Exist], an award-winning leader in enterprise software development, and concurrently, the CEO and co-founder of [http://www.acale.ph Acaleph Storage], a unified storage platform company, and [http://morphlabs.com Morphlabs], the world's leading provider of converged dynamic infrastructure for [[cloud computing]]. Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Winston was among the highest performing venture capital professionals at Intel, having led the majority of his investments to either a successful IPO or a profitable corporate acquisition. He is one of the [http://www.weforum.org/young-global-leaders/winston-damarillo Young Global Leader honorees for 2010]<ref>http://www.philstar.com/business/556106/damarillo-2-other-filipinos-among-young-global-leaders</ref><ref>http://www.weforum.org/young-global-leaders/winston-damarillo</ref> and an active participant of the World Economic Forum. Winston is also a country representative of [http://www.apec.org APEC] and chairs the [http://www.apec.org/Groups/SOM-Steering-Committee-on-Economic-and-Technical-Cooperation/Working-Groups/Policy-Partnership-on-Science-Technology-and-Innovation.aspx PPTSI Innovation Committee.] He is a trustee of the Philippine Development Foundation. Winston is also involved in several organizations that are focused on combining the expertise of a broad range of thought leaders with advanced technology to drive global innovation and growth. In 2011, Winston was selected as a Commissioner in the TechAmerica Foundation – State & Local Government Cloud Commission (SLG-CC).[2] Winston holds a B.S. in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering from the [[De La Salle University]].{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}


He moved to the US, and went to work at [[Intel]] in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]] in 1992. After engineering and sales positions, he moved to [[Intel Capital]], which invested in software companies.<ref name="ayalatbi.org" />
== Notes ==

Damarillo became an entrepreneur and venture capitalist.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Form 'angel network' to fund start-ups—venture capitalists |work= Cebu Daily News |author= Aileen Garcia-Yap |date= October 10, 2012 |url= http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/286270/form-angel-network-to-fund-start-ups-venture-capitalists |accessdate= October 18, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="silly">{{Cite news |title= Silicon Valley Comes to Manila, Cebu |newspaper= Philippine Daily Inquirer |date= September 9, 2012 |url= http://globalnation.inquirer.net/49492/silicon-valley-comes-to-manila-cebu |accessdate= October 18, 2016 }}</ref>
He sold companies such as: Gluecode Software, an open source software company which was acquired by [[IBM]] in 2005,<ref name="ayalatbi.org">{{Cite web |title= Winston Damarillo: Making Money Off Open Source |publisher= Asian Institute of Management |date= 2007 |author= Meliton V. Salazar and Dennis Posadas|url= http://www.ayalatbi.org/images/CaseStudies/winstondamarillocase.pdf |accessdate= October 18, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= IBM Acquires Gluecode Software; Acquisition Builds On IBM Support For Open Source Technology; Expands Customer And Business Partner Choice For WebSphere Software |work= Press release |publisher= IBM |url= http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/7658.wss |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060516055105/http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/7658.wss |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 16, 2006 |accessdate= October 18, 2016 }}</ref> Logicblaze, acquired by [[Iona Technologies]] in 2007,<ref name="ayalatbi.org"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news |url=https://www.cnet.com/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref> and Webtide, acquired by Intalio in 2009.<ref name="ayalatbi.org"/><ref>Intalio acquires Webtide, http://www.intalio.com/intalio-acquires-webtide-developer-of-the-jetty-application-server/<nowiki/> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920234028/http://www.intalio.com/intalio-acquires-webtide-developer-of-the-jetty-application-server/ |date=2013-09-20 }}</ref>

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In 2011, Damarillo became a commissioner in the TechAmerica Foundation – State & Local Government Cloud Commission (SLG-CC). He was a [http://www.weforum.org/young-global-leaders/winston-damarillo Young Global Leader honoree for 2010]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/business/556106/damarillo-2-other-filipinos-among-young-global-leaders|title=Damarillo, 2 other Filipinos among Young Global Leaders|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weforum.org/young-global-leaders/winston-damarillo|title=The Forum of Young Global Leaders|publisher=}}</ref> and an active participant of the World Economic Forum. He was a country representative of [http://www.apec.org APEC] and chaired the [http://www.apec.org/Groups/SOM-Steering-Committee-on-Economic-and-Technical-Cooperation/Working-Groups/Policy-Partnership-on-Science-Technology-and-Innovation.aspx PPTSI Innovation Committee.] He is a trustee of the [http://www.phildev.org Philippine Development Foundation], founder of [http://devcon.ph/about/officers Developers Connect Philippines], and board member of [http://kayaco.org Kaya Collaborative.]
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Damarillo became the chief strategy officer of the [[PLDT]] group in May 2015.<ref name="corp2015">{{Cite web |title= PLDT appoints two new tech executives |work= Manila Bulletin |date= May 6, 2015 |author= Maricel Burgonio |url= http://www.mb.com.ph/pldt-appoints-two-new-tech-executives |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150509033508/http://www.mb.com.ph/pldt-appoints-two-new-tech-executives |archivedate= May 9, 2015 |accessdate= October 18, 2016 }}</ref>
At the time he was executive chairman of Amihan Global Strategies.<ref name="corp2015" /><ref>{{Cite web |title= Our People |work= AGSX web site |url= http://www.agsx.net/our-people/ |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150309042519/http://www.agsx.net/our-people/ |archivedate= March 9, 2015 |accessdate= October 18, 2016 }}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 20:28, 25 August 2024

Winston Damarillo
Born
EducationDe La Salle University
Occupation(s)CEO, entrepreneur

Winston Damarillo is a Filipino-American businessman. He was born in Bohol, in the Philippines. He completed a BS in industrial and mechanical engineering from the De La Salle University in 1990.

He moved to the US, and went to work at Intel in Hillsboro, Oregon in 1992. After engineering and sales positions, he moved to Intel Capital, which invested in software companies.[1]

Damarillo became an entrepreneur and venture capitalist.[2][3] He sold companies such as: Gluecode Software, an open source software company which was acquired by IBM in 2005,[1][4] Logicblaze, acquired by Iona Technologies in 2007,[1][5] and Webtide, acquired by Intalio in 2009.[1][6]

Damarillo became the chief strategy officer of the PLDT group in May 2015.[7] At the time he was executive chairman of Amihan Global Strategies.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Meliton V. Salazar and Dennis Posadas (2007). "Winston Damarillo: Making Money Off Open Source" (PDF). Asian Institute of Management. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Aileen Garcia-Yap (October 10, 2012). "Form 'angel network' to fund start-ups—venture capitalists". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Silicon Valley Comes to Manila, Cebu". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 9, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "IBM Acquires Gluecode Software; Acquisition Builds On IBM Support For Open Source Technology; Expands Customer And Business Partner Choice For WebSphere Software". Press release. IBM. Archived from the original on May 16, 2006. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news". CNET. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  6. ^ Intalio acquires Webtide, http://www.intalio.com/intalio-acquires-webtide-developer-of-the-jetty-application-server/ Archived 2013-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b Maricel Burgonio (May 6, 2015). "PLDT appoints two new tech executives". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Our People". AGSX web site. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2016.