Mr. Martinez serves as Chairman and CEO of the SIVOTEC family of companies; high innovation enterprises at the intersection of Health, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data Analytics. An international entrepreneur, he has led numerous high impact initiatives in the areas of advanced technology, business consulting, healthcare, and education. During his 32-year tenure with IBM, Martinez, Vice President of Global Business Services and the Senior Location Executive for IBM South Florida, led a 1,700-person organization composed of consultants, hardware and software developers, industry specialists and sales leaders. He led projects in the areas of advanced research, super-computing and information-based medicine. In 2001, he led the formation of Business Consulting and System Integration Services in Latin America a 2000 person, 17 countries, $1 billion business. He was also the founding executive of IBM's e-business Strategy Consulting and Consulting Profession Leader for the Americas. Martinez also led the creation of the advanced pandemic global research initiative 'Project Checkmate' in partnership with The Scripps Research Institute. Among other career highlights, Martinez was part of the original IBM Personal Computer team and one of the founders of IBM’s Internet Division and eBusiness Consulting.Mr. Martinez is also Research Affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is a visiting professor at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University. Additionally, he is Chair of the University of Miami School of Engineering Advisory Board. Martinez has over 30 patents and technical publications in the areas of: healthcare, Artificial Intelligence, computer architecture, robotics, optical disks and display technology. Martinez is a frequent key note at international conferences and has been featured by the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ABC News, The Economist, Univision and CNN and has presented at the United Nations.Mr. Martinez holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Miami where he was named the Distinguished Alumnae (1998) and a Member of the Tau Beta Pi and Iron Arrow Honor Societies. In 2002 he was awarded the “Engineer of the Year” by the Association of Cuban-American Engineers, and in 2004 was inducted into the Miami Dade College Hall of Fame. Florida International University bestowed the 2007 Cal Kovens Service Medallion Award on Mr. Martinez. June 22, 2007 was proclaimed “Pete Martinez Day” by the Mayor of the City of Boca Raton, Florida.