Roberto is an expert negotiator based in Dubai; he advises large corporations, governments, startups, and family businesses with complex negotiations and conflict resolution in Dubai and beyond.
He is the Founder of Alkimya Catalyst, a boutique global consulting firm based in Dubai, specializing in designing and implementing complex negotiation strategies. The firm also conducts customized corporate training programs.
Roberto is an adjunct EMBA negotiations professor at Georgetown University (UAE), HULT International Business School (UAE), and Central European University (Hungary/Austria). An Executive Education negotiations professor at Northwestern University (Qatar), Georgetown University (Qatar), and ESCP Business School (UAE/Italy/Germany). He is also a member of the Advisory Board of FIKRA AI Venture Studio and the University of Sharjah’s College of Communications, a Snr Advisor at ProColombia (Colombia’s Government Export Agency), and an international speaker. He is the President of Northwestern University’s Kellogg GCC Alumni association.
Prior to founding Alkimya Catalyst in 2015, Roberto worked for over 20 years in the oil & gas industry, holding senior management roles in operations, finance, business development, corporate planning, corporate strategy, and procurement divisions for large oil & gas companies, including Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Hess Corporation, and BP.
Roberto has a Bachelor and a Master of Science degrees (BS, MS) in engineering from Texas A&M University, and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.