Armando Pereira

Fractional CxO | Startups, NASDAQ, and Consortia

Professional Summary

As a fractional CxO with 30+ years of experience, I provide executive-level strategy and leadership to high-growth businesses without the full-time cost. I've led global teams for several startups and NASDAQ companies, driving product development and market introduction of complex and paradigm-changing solutions.

Scaled startups to 100+ teams within one year, demonstrating rapid growth and market penetration.
Raised over $100M in venture funding across Seed to C-round stages.
Launched new businesses, leading large teams and establishing strategic partnerships worldwide.
Successfully mentored and guided multiple startups, fostering innovation in emerging technologies.

I offer expertise in general management, corporate strategy, specification of new products, marketing, business development, and venture financing. I focus on autonomous vehicles, industrial IoT, and broadband networking.

Let's connect to explore how I can help transform your organization through strategic innovation and sustainable growth.

Pro Bono Mentoring:

Judge in the Startup Chile program.
Adviser and mentor working with several Portuguese startups.

Experience

PVentures Consulting

Alamo, CA

Fractional CXO

Most startups and mid-size companies struggle to hire and expand their leadership team. They either hire junior executives who can't deliver results or invest in an expensive full-time CxO before they are ready. PV works with companies in a fractional model, offering experienced senior executives to solve immediate leadership needs without the full-time cost.

Highlights of my engagements:

President (fractional): Autonomous cars - developed, launched, and led the Autonomous Vehicle Computing Consortium in partnership with GM, Toyota, Arm, DENSO, Bosch, and Continental. (2017-2025)
CEO (fractional): Internet-of-Things - turned around an Italian startup called Wi-Next, selling solutions for smart city and industrial IoT projects. (2014-2017)
President (fractional): Edge Computing - developed and launched the Open Fog Consortium in partnership with Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Dell, Arm, and Princeton University. (2013-2015)
Product Marketing (fractional): broadband internet - part of the team that spun out a division of Infineon in Germany and created Lantiq. Led the go-to-market worldwide for a new optical broadband chipset. (2011-2013)
Business Development (fractional): broadband internet - worked with Marvell Semiconductor to bring its optical chipset solutions to the Japanese marketplace. Obtained NTT Laboratories approval. (2010-2012)
Sr. VP of Marketing (fractional): broadband internet - worked with Ikanos Communications in Silicon Valley to develop its next-generation high-speed SoC optical chipsets. Developed a partnership with NEC. (2008-2010)

As a fractional CxO, I join your team and represent your company. I fill an immediate leadership role and run an operational area for your company without the burden of onboarding a very expensive full-time executive. My engagements bridge the initial need for leadership until a full-time executive is identified and retained at a later point - I often run the search for my full-time replacement.

Flexlight Networks

Palo Alto, CA

Chief Executive Officer

Hired to turn around the firm, which was recognized in the industry as the leader in GPON. Focused on raising the necessary financing, launch the go-to-market, and engineer an exit strategy.

Electronic Industries Alliance

Washington D.C.

Board Member

The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) was a standards and trade organization composed as an alliance of trade associations for electronics manufacturers in the United States.

Telecommunications Industry Association

Washington D.C.

Board Member

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is the leading trade association representing the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, policy initiatives, business opportunities, market intelligence, and networking events.