Andre Damiano

Led Biogen's global cloud and infrastructure strategy, overseeing architecture, operations, FinOps, and engineering across Europe, the US, and Asia. Strategic Business Impact:

• Designed and executed Biogen's global cloud strategy, adopting a hybrid architecture combining data centers, colocation (EU, US, Asia), and multi-cloud (AWS and Azure).

• Led end-to-end cloud operations and engineering, including onboarding, service provisioning, architectural design, security guardrails, and FinOps governance.

• Oversaw full decommissioning of three legacy data centers and implemented three colocation sites to reduce costs and improve global reliability.

• Aligned closely with network, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to ensure architectural compliance, scalability, and secure cloud enablement.

Trusted strategic advisor to Fortune 500 leadership teams, delivering actionable frameworks that transform IT governance, optimize technology investments, and establish CIO organizations. Strategic Clients Impact:

• Built the Global CIO Office, Governance, IT Operating Model & IT Strategy for ThyssenKrupp.

• Defined IT Governance, ERP, Data, and Cloud strategies to align decentralized systems with global standards and policies (ThyssenKrupp)

• Managed Novartis' global payments platform selection and data harmonization strategy for Clinical Trials.

Member of the IT Leadership Team. Managed a team of 25 people.

• Led global IT infrastructure, data centers, and IT service management.

• Enhanced core banking technology resilience and cybersecurity frameworks.