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Technology • Leadership • Governance

For CEOs, leadership teams & boards navigating inflection points.

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When the path forward is critical, but not obvious.

Speaking Engagements

Keynotes, panels, and roundtables that spark better questions, sharper thinking, and action.

Technological change ·  Leadership · Organizations of the future · Governance

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Strategic Advisory

Workshops and executive advisory for leaders navigating growth, change, and uncertainty.

Operating models · Product strategy · Decision-making · AI governance

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Board & Governance

Board service for organizations navigating technology, strategy, and organizational change.

Strategy · Emerging technology · Scaling · AI governance · Organizational change

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Experience forged where technology, execution & governance meet.

I’ve led complex, cross-functional work across deep tech, AI, consumer technology, law, global healthcare, and mission-critical operations.

I turn strategy into clear priorities, operating rhythm, and accountable execution through operating models, portfolio and product roadmaps, planning cadences, resource allocation, and executive decision-making.
COO, Pasteur Labs · Global portfolio leadership at Takeda · Strategy & planning at Meta
I help organizations build and deploy technology responsibly, aligning product, technical, commercial, legal, and risk considerations from strategy through launch.
Deep tech and dual-use AI · Meta · McKinsey’s QuantumBlack · MIT autonomous systems
I lead cross-functional work where the stakes are high and the constraints are real: across global programs, regulated industries, organizational change, operational readiness, and risk-informed decisions.
80+ countries at Takeda · U.S. Navy operations · Law, defense, and regulated technology
M. Alejandra Parra-Orlandoni is an executive operator, advisor, and speaker working at the intersection of technology, governance, and organizational execution. She is currently COO of Pasteur Labs, an AI-driven physics simulation company for industrial R&D and dual-use applications, and a Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government.
Her prior leadership experience includes Meta, McKinsey’s QuantumBlack, and Takeda. Earlier in her career, she served as a U.S. Navy officer and worked on autonomous systems at MIT. She holds degrees from the U.S. Naval Academy, MIT, and Harvard Law School.

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In the first bubble, write down the smartest people you know. In the second bubble, write down the kindest. In the third, write everyone with a bulletproof sense of humor. And in the last, but most important bubble, list the folks with a backbone. If you find a name in the middle: stop what you’re doing... and make them your first invite to the company’s Board of Advisors. For Chimney Trail Health, that person is Alejandra.

—Matthew Brown
CEO & Founder, Chimney Trail Health
Alejandra was just about the ideal speaker to work with. She was intentional about designing her comments and the best presentation format for relaying the information to our audience… We applaud her intentional preparation and the inclusion of audience interaction in her presentation.

—Kim V. Connolly
Center for Leadership and Ethics, Virginia Military Institute
Alejandra is a creative thinker and natural leader… her most valuable skill is that she truly brings out the best in everyone she interacts with. We all do our jobs better with the inspiration she creates.

—Michael Deer
Privacy leader at Liquida • IAPP Advisory Board Member
Alejandra left the group with strong leadership reflections in building trust and the importance of really getting to know your team. She also provided valuable insights in leading change and owning the responsibility to ensure successful implementation.

—Mark Power
Learning & Talent leader at BNY