Yolanda Barreros

About Yolanda Barreros

I am a strategic, innovative, and globally minded leader with 20+ years of experience driving business and digital transformation across North America, Europe, and Latin America. As a trilingual professional (English, Spanish, French) with American, Spanish, and Swiss citizenship, I bring a unique global perspective and a proven ability to bridge cultures, functions, and industries.Throughout my career, I have partnered with senior executives at leading organizations—including Bank of America, EY, Volkswagen Group, and Moody’s Analytics—to navigate complexity and deliver lasting results. My work spans strategy design, process innovation, digital transformation, risk management, and organizational change, with a track record of creating enterprise-wide impact.At Moody’s, I supported the Strategy & Innovation function, shaping forward-looking growth initiatives. At EY’s wavespace, I designed and led 200+ strategic workshops for Fortune 500 clients, enabling them to tackle pressing challenges in operational excellence, digital adoption, and transformation. Earlier in my career, I advised global firms in Spain, Chile, Peru, and Argentina on strategic planning, risk management, and post-acquisition restructuring.I am also an educator and speaker, having taught at NYU and the University of Barcelona on topics such as global leadership, project management, and organizational transformation. My thought leadership has been featured in publications including Human Capital (Wolters Kluwer), Risk Management Professional, and EJE & CON.I thrive at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and execution—helping organizations reimagine what’s possible, mobilize teams, and deliver measurable growth.If you’re looking to drive enterprise transformation, unlock growth opportunities, or build future-ready capabilities, I’d love to connect.Areas of expertise:* Strategy planning & alignment* Data-driven decision-making* Business and digital transformation* Cross-functional collaboration* Facilitating constructive debates* Enterprise risk management* Project management

Experience

1. Director Strategy & Innovation

   Moody's Analytics

   Apr 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Spearheaded enterprise-wide AI process improvements and solutions across 11 business units, defining new income streams, accelerating time-to-revenue, and directly contributing an estimated $20M in revenue growth. Solutions supported global market expansion and AI product innovation, directly contributing to aggressive growth in targeted segments.

Skills

• Analysis
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Financial Risk
• Research
• Change Management
• Strategic Consulting
• Public Speaking
• Management Consulting
• Consulting
• Identify Sales Growth Opportunities
• Decision-Making
• Program Management
• Automotive
• Marketing
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Microsoft Excel
• Latin America
• Financial Analysis
• Executive Management
• Problem Solving
• Business Planning
• Negotiation
• Restructuring
• Management
• Training
• Corporate Governance
• Finance
• Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Business Development
• Service Innovation
• Business Transformation
• Human Capital Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Designing Growth Strategies
• Strategic Modeling