About

Gene Vivino, President at Vivino Consulting Group, has spent three decades planning for, building and managing diverse technology businesses worldwide. He has extensive expertise in international and emerging markets, especially China, via leadership positions in business development, finance and management. Vivino led the development of Becton Dickinson’s long-term strategic plan for China, creating a key growth driver for the company. As Vice President, Strategic Planning, Greater Asia, he successfully articulated BD's first integrated regional strategy for this critical growth region.

Vivino has lived and worked in the U.S., Asia and Latin America, is fluent in Brazilian Portuguese and has a working knowledge of Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and Italian. He holds an MBA in Finance, Marketing & Strategic Planning from The Wharton School and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University.

Vivino is renowned for creating impactful solutions that deliver sustainable growth for world-class companies. At Exxon he drove operational effectiveness and compliance in the US, Asia and Latin America. At Merck and Monsanto, he led development of the nutraceuticals business, commercializing Omega 3 DHA products that twice beat more than 5,000 new entrants to win Most Innovative Food Product Awards in Europe. Previously he led acquisition of several biotechnology tool companies and raised Wall Street’s understanding of BD’s business. Vivino regularly speaks on emerging markets and strategic planning topics in business, classroom and conference settings.

A member of the Lehigh’s Leadership Council and Bioengineering Advisory Council, Vivino also races for charity, and completed the full Ironman Triathlon seven times. Based in California and the New York Metro area, Vivino Consulting Group also operates in Asia, Latin America, and Europe and has extensive international on the ground experience, insights and networks.