Diego Silva is Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer for Gates, responsible for the global IT organization including the strategic direction, execution, and support of Gates information systems infrastructure, security, and network operations. Prior to Gates, Diego served as the vice president of technology and architecture at Flowserve, where he partnered with the executive leadership team and Board of Directors to set the IT strategic direction for the company, from ERP implementations and master data management to cyber security, application architecture, digital transformation and M&A. Prior to Flowserve, Diego held leadership positions in IT consulting and technology start-up companies. Diego holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S. in Computer Science Engineering from the Universitario Autónomo del Sur in his native Uruguay. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright scholar award.