Fernando Sanchez-Arias

Chief People Officer and Head of Learning, Diversity & Innovation, CLICK Institute

Houston

Fernando seeks to improve business and people strategy key performance indicators, leveraging his 20+ years of experience as a business and human capital leader in learning; organizational culture; talent management; associate relations; diversity & inclusion; change and organizational effectiveness; innovation; and corporate strategic relations.

A highly accountable people, culture, and change executive with a solid business mindset and bias for action, Fernando combines a rigorous Ivy-League education from Wharton School and the Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania with hands-on practice and experience building business alliances and developing leaders in Fortune 100 companies, oil & gas manufacturing groups, consulting firms, chambers of commerce, professional associations, and non-profits organizations from more than 70 countries.

A business leader who balances his work as an executive with his engaging keynote speeches, transforming coaching sessions, and practical articles, Fernando is highly competent linking people with bottom-line results as a member of boards of directors and executive leadership teams. A values-based servant leader, certified coach, versatile problem and conflict solver, critical and strategic thinker, Fernando is an innovator with high self-initiative, able to communicate and engage with people vertically and horizontally across organizational levels with a customer-centric approach.

He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and was the 59th World President of Junior Chamber International (JCI). He was a vice-president of the US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce in Houston and serves as a member of the Advisory Board. He was the Chief People Officer of The Home Depot's Global Custom Commerce and served as director of its Learning Organization. Currently serves as Chief People Officer of CLICK Institute, a Washington DC-based think tank. Speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese.