Antonio Nieto-Rodríguez

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is a spanish global expert in the field of project management, known for his achievements and major advancement of the profession. He is the former Chairman of the Project Management Institute and author of the Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook.
His experience includes leading strategic initiatives and transformational change in PricewaterhouseCoopers, Fortis, and BNP Paribas. He is the founder of the Strategy Implementation Institute Strategy Implementation Institute.. and the Brightline Initiative Brightline Initiative.. Currently, he serves as the Sustainability Transformation Program Director at GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines.
He has been teaching modern project management to MBAs and executives over the past 15 years at Instituto de Empresa, Solvay Business School, Vlerick Business School, SkólkovoSkolkovo, Duke Corporate Education, and Hult Business School
==Early life and education==	
Nieto-Rodriguez has a degree in Economics and International Development from Universidad Complutense. He holds an MBA from London Business School, Insead's International Directors Program (IDP-C), and is Project Management Professional (PMP) and Strategy Implementation Professional certified.
He is fluent in five languages and has received his education in Germany, Mexico, Italy, and the United States.
==Career==	
Nieto-Rodriguez started his career in 1995 at Unisys in Amsterdam as a Business Analyst, overseeing the implementation of a European Shared Services Centre and facilitating the achievement of ISO 9002 certification.
From 1997 to 2007, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory in Brussels as a Senior Manager, responsible for delivering projects and change initiatives for multiple clients.
Nieto-Rodriguez worked at BNP Paribas Fortis in Brussels/Amsterdam between 2007 and 2010 as the Head of Post-Merger Integration, participating in the ABN AMRO separation and integration, the largest merger in the Financial Services industry. Between 2010 and 2015 he was the Head of Transversal Portfolio Management, responsible for implementing a company-wide project investment selection process and introducing agile practices.
In 2015 he joined GlaxoSmithKline in Brussels, holding various roles, including Director of the Vaccines Global Project Management Center of Excellence (2015-2019), Program Director within the Vaccines Industrial Strategy group (2019-2020), and Program Director in GSK Sustainability Transformation (since January 2021). 
Nieto-Rodriguez has been an active volunteer for more than ten years at the Project Management Institute (PMI). From 2012 to 2018 he was a director at the global board. In 2016, he assumed the role of global Chairman.
==Awards==
Nieto-Rodriguez received the Ideas into Practice award from Thinkers50 in 2017 for his innovative ideas and practical insights in project management.
In 2021 he received the PMI Fellow , recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the project management profession.
==Major Contributions==
Nieto-Rodriguez has authored multiple books, including: Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook (Harvard Business Press, 2021), Strategy Implementation Playbook: A Step-By-Step Guide (co-authored with Robin Speculand, 2022), Lead Successful Projects (Penguin Business Series, 2019), The Project Revolution (LID, 2019) and The Focused Organization (Gower / Routledge, 2012).
He has delivered keynotes at more than 500 conferences and events worldwide, including European Business Summit, Global Peter Drucker Forum, Presidents Summit, Strategy Leaders Forum, Gartner Summit, TEDx, and EU Cohesion Policy Conference.
Nieto-Rodriguez is part of Marshall Goldsmith 100 coaches and has served as a mentor and coach to senior executives, sharing the art and science of strategy execution and project management. His guidance has empowered leaders to drive positive change within their organizations and achieve sustainable success.
==Bibliography==
===Books published===
* Strategy Implementation Playbook: A Step-By-Step Guide, Kindle, Robin Speculand, 1 September 2022, ISBN: 981-1845972
* Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook: How to Launch, Lead, and Sponsor Successful Projects, Harvard Business Press, 19 October 2021, ISBN: 978-1647821265 (Translated into Spanish, Polish, Turkish, Chinese)
* Lead Successful Projects, Penguin Business Series, 26 September 2019, ISBN: 978-0241395479
* The Project Revolution, LID, 7 May 2019, ISBN: 978-1911498995 (Translated into Russian, Chinese)
* The Focused Organization, Gower/Routledge, 28 April 2012, ISBN: 978-1138274167
* Ayudas y subvenciones de la Unión Europea para las ONG , UNED 2001, ISBN: 978-8436242911
===Contributed A Chapter to the following Books===
* The Digital Transformation Playbook, Project Management Institute, 31 July 2023, ISBN: 978-1628257816
* [https://www.brightline.org/resources/perpetual-transformation/ Thinkers50, 28 February 2022, ISBN: 978-1628257564
* The Freedom of Constraints - Turn obstacles into opportunity, Next 100 Coaches Book, Darcy Verhun, 20 August 2021, ISBN: 978-1777815820
* Transforming Beyond The Crisis, Thinkers50 & Brightline, 22 October 2020
* Leadership in a Time of Crisis: The Way Forward in a Changed World 100 Coaches, 14 May 2020, ISBN: 978-0795352942
* Ecosystems Inc, Thinkers50, 9 July 2020, ISBN: 978-1999315764
* [https://www.brightline.org/resources/thinkers50-cso-playbook/ Thinkers50 & Brightline, 28 November 2018
* Thinkers50 & Bloomsbury 24 August 2017, ISBN: 978-1472950680
* Strategy@Work | From Design To Delivery,,, Thinkers50, 13 November 2017, ISBN: 978-1999873400
* Coaching @ Work, Thinkers50 & Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches
* Advances in Project Management , Routledge, 28 May 2014, ISBN: 978-1138247864
===Articles===
* London School of Economics Business Review: Are you ready to embrace AI in project management? (17 July 2023)
* Dialogue Duke CE: Leading projects in an AI-powered world (27 May 2023)
* Organize Your Change Initiative Around Purpose and Benefits, Harvard Business Review (17 May 2023)
* How AI Will Transform Project Management, Harvard Business Review (2 February 2023)
* Project Leaders Will Make or Break Your Sustainability Goals, Harvard Business Review (10 October 2022)
* L’economia di progetto, il Project Manager (01 July 2022)
* What Every Corporate Counsel Needs to Know about Project Management, Docket (19 May 2022)
* Approach Your Personal Brand Like a Project Manager, Harvard Business Review (13 May 2022)
* Tips from a project management expert on avoiding failure, Compliance Week (4 May 2022)
* On Graduate Transition Into The Job Market, Nigerian Tribune (28 April 2022)
* The Rise of the Chief Project Officer, Harvard Business Review (26 April 2022)
* When a crisis ensues, embrace dynamic teams, The Diplomatic Pouch (15 February 2022)
* Is Project Management the Right Career for You? , Harvard Business Review Ascend (17 December 2021)
* The Project Economy Has Arrived, Harvard Business Review Featured Article (November/December 2021)
* Your Projects Are Your Future, Harvard Business Review, Adi Ignatius (November/December 2021)
* Better Project Management, Harvard Business Review (1 November 2021)
* Does Your Project Have a Purpose? , Harvard Business Review (11 October 2021)
* Help Build Adaptability - Project Management Skills, Journal American Management Association Quarterly (Fall 2021)
* Dialogue Duke CE: Executing strategy means learning from project management (15 November 2019)
* Six Trends in Strategy Implementation for 2020, Icelandic (16 September 2019)
* Interview with Antonio Nieto Rodríguez, the Czar of Project Management, el Laboratorio TI (17 September 2019)
* Entrevista a Antonio Nieto Rodríguez, el Zar de la Dirección de Proyectos, el Laboratorio TI (16 September 2019)
* La gestión de proyectos desbanca a la venta de productos y servicios, Telefonica Think Big (28 August 2019)
* 6 Questions to Ask Before Launching a Moon Shot Project, Harvard Business Review (8 August 2019)
* Project Management For Financial Executives, Financial Executives International (28 July 2019)
* The Power Of Purpose In Projects, Forbes (22 April 2019)
* El Ascenso de la Economia de Proyectos, Executive Excellence (February/March 2019)
* Dialogue Duke CE: Agility, Chinese style (16 January 2019)
* Dialogue Duke CE: Behind Project Purple (22 August 2018)
* Proyectos: El Futuro del Empleo, Executive Excellence (July/August 2018)
* Elon Musk ante su mayor encrucijada, Emprendedores (18 June 2018)
* Dialogue Duke CE: Don't Sell Products, Sell Projects (9 May 2018)
* Vender productos esta bien, pero vender proyectos puede ser mucho mejor, Harvard Business Review Spanish (21 Noviembre 2017)
* Why Business Schools keep neglecting Project Management competencies, * Project Management World Journal (13 November 2017)
* Is the iPhone the best project in history?, CIO.com (3 November 2017) 
* Selling Products is Good. Selling Projects Can Be Better, Harvard * * * Business Review (25 October 2017)
* Dialogue Duke CE: The project revolution is here. Can you adapt? (9 October 2017)
* La mayoría de empresas no están preparadas para acoger a los millennials, Adecco (6 October 2017)
* Is everything becoming a project?, CIO.com (26 September 2017) 
* Dialogue Duke CE: Fewer, Better, Stronger (4 August 2017)
* ¿Cómo crear un sistema educativo que cree líderes y no funcionarios?, ElEconomista.es (28 July 2017)
* Notorious Project Failures – Google Glass, CIO.com (20 June 2017)
* Project M&A’ – 10 ways to apply the science of project management to the art of M&A, NACD (15 June 2017)
* Entrevista Expansion Monica Carrillo, Management & Business Summit (20 May 2017)
* Notorious project failures — Berlin airport: Why did it go wrong?, CIO.com (24 April 2017) 
* 10 project management fundamentals for M&A success, CIO.com (5 April 2017)
* How To Prioritize Your Company's Projects, Harvard Business Review (13 December 2016)
* Dialogue Duke CE: Brexit: A project doomed to fail (30 November 2016)
* Why senior executives neglect project management, CIO.com (29 November 2016)
* Project managers have the skills to become CEOs, so why don't they ..., CIO.com (16 November 2016)
* No software adequately manages and monitors how organizations ..., CIO.com (5 August 2016)
* London School of Economics Business Review: Focus: the ingredient that most companies and many employees miss (22 July 2016)
* How to live your passion, London Business School (12 July 2016)
* Why less is more with project management, CIO.com (10 February 2016)
* Today No Software Can Manage Strategy Execution, Singapore Institute of Management, Today's Manager (Q2' 2016)
* Project Managers are key resources to drive organization’s strategy execution, yet they hardly become CEO – why don’t they?, Singapore Institute of Management, Today's Manager (Q1' 2016)
* Three reasons why so many strategic initiatives fail, Singapore * Institute of Management, Today's Manager (Q4' 2015)
* Why MBA’s don’t teach Project Management, Singapore Institute of Management, Today's Manager (Q3' 2015)
* How can a company survive for than 100 years?, Singapore Institute of Management, Today's Manager (Q2' 2015)
* The Cost to Organisations of Being Unfocussed, Singapore Institute of Management, Today's Manager (Q1' 2015)
* Leadership lessons from Dubai, Business Strategy Review, London Business School (14 October 2014)
* Deciphering Organisational Ambidexterity, Business Strategy Review, London Business School (1 October 2014)
* Totally Focused, Business Strategy Review, London Business School (19 September 2014)
* Implementing Project Selection and Prioritisation, Project Management Magazine, Cover Page (1 February 2014)
* Strategy Magazine: Strategy and Organisational Evolution, Strategic Planning Society (January 2014)
* Evidence of the Neglect of Project Management by Senior Management, Project Management World Journal (14 February 2013)
* Interview Strategy Planning Society: Current State of Strategy Execution (12 May 2012)
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