SPEAKERS
Jose Pereira is a bestselling author, international conference speaker, resilience coach, and senior oil & gas executive with a 35-year career spanning Venezuela and the United States. He held leadership roles in Venezuela’s most strategic energy projects—Ameriven, Petrozuata, Sincor, and Operadora Cerro Negro—and later served as Finance Director at PDVSA and General Manager of Corporación Venezolana del Petróleo (CVP), overseeing 44 joint ventures with international oil companies. In the U.S., he served as CFO, President, and CEO of CITGO Petroleum.
After nearly five years of wrongful imprisonment as part of the Citgo6 case, Jose became a leading advocate against hostage diplomacy.
He is the author of From Hero to Villain and UNBREAKABLE, both Amazon bestsellers, and has spoken at the United Nations, the U.S. Congress, and universities around the world.
He is the CEO of JoseConnect.com LLC and Chairman of Angels Helping on Earth, an active church ministry leader, host of the Building Resilience podcast, and host of Líderes Inquebrantables on Now Media TV.
Today, he blends executive leadership, lived adversity, and faith-driven purpose to inspire leaders worldwide.