Mario Lazo is an Enterprise Transformation Architect with over 20 years of experience making technology work better for businesses. He has a gift for bringing together technical innovation and business value, and he is an expert in areas such as intelligent automation, robotic process automation (RPA), cloud SaaS ERP, and AI governance. He is also the co-author, with Justin Ryan, of the book AI Data Privacy and Protection.

Mario’s tech journey started at Accenture, Information Resources, and the University of Chicago, where he sharpened his skills in roles including developer, product owner, and technical architect, mastering systems thinking and data-driven approaches across systems data integration, eCommerce, data warehousing, product management, and cloud ERP. His career then led to senior positions at NetSuite (now Oracle), where he managed global practices across the US, the Philippines, Czech Republic, India, and Uruguay, building data integrations and AI-driven solutions for retail, manufacturing, finance, and healthcare.

At UiPath and Blue Prism, Mario served as a Customer Success Director and Senior Program Leader, organizing innovation events for top executives and creating comprehensive guides for citizen developers. Today he leads a global portfolio of cloud-based AI and RPA implementations, achieving significant cost savings and risk reduction for enterprise clients.

Mario holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Loyola University Chicago and a Bachelor’s in Management Information Systems from Ateneo de Manila University, and he is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO). Beyond work, he loves photography, traveling, mentoring, and giving back to the Philippines.