Felice Gorordo

L. Felice Gorordo is a seasoned chief executive, investment professional and board member. Felice brings more than two decades of leadership experience in management and governance, serving as CEO of three venture-backed technology companies, Executive Director at the world's largest multilateral development bank, investor and advisor at two venture capital funds with global mandates in healthcare and infrastructure, and board member on several for-profit and non-profit boards. Currently, Felice is CEO of Embark, a management and finance consulting company revolutionizing the industry by promoting a culture of fanatical hospitality and innovation. With 24 offices and almost 500 employees across the U.S., Embark has been experiencing exponential growth (10x in 4 years) with a 97 Net Promoter Score from clients and 90% approval rating amongst team members. Most recently, Felice served as the World Bank Executive Director for the United States, led the U.S. government’s shareholding and delegation, and served as the U.S. representative on the Board and Audit Committee of the World Bank Group, which disperses approximately $130 billion annually in grants, loans, investments and guarantees in emerging markets. Previously, Felice was CEO of eMerge Americas, a venture-backed platform focused on transforming Miami into the tech hub of the Americas, which has had cumulative economic impacts of $2.6 billion, according to the Washington Economics Group. He also served as a venture partner at I Squared Capital, a global infrastructure platform managing assets with over $40 billion in Enterprise Value. Prior to that, Felice was President & CEO of Clearpath (acquired by L1BRE), a venture-backed tech company focused on streamlining the U.S. immigration filing process. He also served as advisor to the Biden Cancer Initiative, and Global Director at the venture capital fund StartUp Health. Earlier in his career, Felice served in the White House under both Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush. While in college, Felice co-founded Roots of Hope, a non-profit focused on youth empowerment in Cuba through technology and entrepreneurship. Felice has appeared as a guest commentator on CNN, CNN en Español, BBC, NPR, CNBC, Bloomberg, NBC News, Univision, and Telemundo. His views and articles have also been published in Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, The Economist, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Felice is a graduate of Georgetown University, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and YPO.