Alvaro Corena is Vice President of Enterprise Technology for Pattern Energy. He is responsible for developing, planning, and implementing the digital information strategy that enables process automation and upmost system security. He oversees the delivery and support of: business and workplace application, data architecture & analytics, IT/OT infrastructure management and Cybersecurity. He is also responsible for leading the company’s process and digital transformation initiative.
Prior to joining Pattern Energy, Alvaro served as CIO of the GE Renewable – Onshore Wind segment where he was responsible for executing an all-encompassing digital strategy to support an aggressive business transformation to significantly improve profitability. Alvaro has over 25 years of experience in digital technology and leadership roles including 13 years with GE where he held a variety of positions as regional CIO and as Enterprise Application Leader where he led major digital transformations and ERP simplification initiatives; and 15 years with Oracle Corporation in consulting and IT M&A integration roles. Alvaro holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering.