I was born in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, but grew up on the Southwest Side of Chicago. I have a non-traditional background, having attended the University of Illinois at Chicago to get a BFA in Graphic Design. After graduating, I worked in the public sector for 10 years, eventually becoming Chief Information Officer for the Illinois Department of Labor. There, I drove a digital transformation for the agency to reduce the time constituents had to wait for government services. Following that I worked at Adobe as a consultant for global multinational companies in countries like Spain, Mexico, Colombia, and Canada.
When I realized I had found a passion for working with international companies to help build and optimize their digital products, I decided to apply to graduate school to round out my financial skills with the goal of ultimately becoming a marketing leader at a company with a global footprint.
Gil Jimenez