Seasoned, global CEO, President, and operator with deep experience transforming organizations across publicly-traded, private equity-backed, family-owned, founder-led, and partner-owned environments.
The operator behind the coach
Global Board Advisor | Former CEO, President & Operator across Publicly-traded, Private and Leading PE Portfolio Companies | Marsh McLennan, Goldman Sachs, Baker Tilly, Verizon.
Jose Vergara is a seasoned CEO, President, and operator with deep experience leading organizations with very diverse stake-holders, such as Fortune 500s, private equity-backed, family-owned, founder-led, and partner-owned environments. Throughout his career, he has delivered sustained, measurable growth and profitability across technology, mobile communications, insurance, professional services, and financial services. Jose has scaled organizations from tens of millions to more than $1.5 billion in sales activity, expanded EBITDA margins through disciplined execution, and led large-scale expansions and cultural transformations in the United States and internationally.
Jose is widely recognized for his ability to lead through complexity while building high-performing, values-driven cultures. He has led multiple market expansions, executed and integrated significant M&A transactions, and designed scalable operating models that balance growth, profitability, and risk management. Having lived and worked as an expatriate in six countries, Jose brings deep cultural fluency and a leadership style grounded in integrity, accountability, and trust.
Jose is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and has been an active member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) since 2011.
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Jose Vergara, Board Member, CEO and President across Publicly traded, Private, family owned, and PE portfolio companies, is especially valuable to CEOs focused on M&A integration, PE-backed scale, and transformation.
Global Board Advisor | Former CEO, President & Operator across Publicly-traded, Private and Leading PE Portfolio Companies | Marsh McLennan, Goldman Sachs, Baker Tilly, Verizon.
Direct, operator-driven, and rooted in real P&L experience. Jose Vergara coaches CEOs the way a former operator coaches, focused on the decisions that actually move the business, the metrics that expose the truth, and the leadership behaviors that compound over time.
Jose Vergara is based in the United States and works with CEOs across North America and internationally through 1:1 coaching, board observation, and on-site strategic offsites as part of the CEO Coaching International team.
Companies coached by CEO Coaching International for two or more years have averaged 22.8%/yr revenue growth and 37.5%/yr EBITDA growth, roughly 2-3x U.S. benchmarks. Jose Vergara coaches to the same operating standard: measurable growth, real leverage on the CEO's calendar, and a leadership team that can execute without you.
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