José Benitez Cong welcomed as SVL Advisory Board Member
As we close in on 2019 we are focused on making the up coming year an even bigger success here at SVLatino. In our preparation for the year we have the privilege of presenting another exceptional addition to our Advisory Board in José Benitez Cong.
José is recognized as a Silicon Valley industry thought leader in the field of talent management. He has been part of talent strategies behind some of the most recognized consumer electronics products in history. He spent the 2000’s organizing the growth behind the iPod, iPhone, and iOS cameras at Apple.
In 2011, José left Apple to join Nest Labs, a startup set to re-invent the home. The startup went on to launch the critical acclaimed Nest Learning Thermostat and Nest Protect, an intelligent smoke & CO detector and was successfully acquired by Google for $3.2B in early 2014.
Currently, José is the co-founder and CEO of Plause, an enterprise platform helping companies to better engage and manage their workforce, making work, work better by bringing a more human experience to HR with data backed transformations.
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