Jose Pereira: Resilience Leadership 

José Pereira is a bestselling author, international speaker, executive resilience coach, and senior oil and gas executive with over 35 years of global experience. He held top leadership roles at PDVSA and became CEO of CITGO Petroleum, one of the largest refining companies in the United States .

He played a key role in Venezuela’s oil opening, working with global partners such as ENI, Teikoku Oil, and CNPC, and leading major Orinoco Belt projects alongside Chevron, Exxon, and Total. He also served as CFO of CVP, overseeing 44 international joint ventures.

In 2017, he was wrongfully detained as part of the Citgo 6, enduring nearly five years of imprisonment . After his release, he transformed his experience into a mission 

He is the award-winning author of From Hero to Villain and Unbreakable, founder of Pereira Ruimwyk Enterprises LLC and JoseConnect.com LLC, and a global keynote speaker at the U.S. Congress, United Nations, and leading universities.