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Chris Cugliari

Sharpshooter · DISC type CD
Secretary General at Panamerican Boxing Confederation
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Chris is an experienced corporate development executive who successfully transitioned from a 12-year career in healthcare M&A to leading the Panamerican Boxing Confederation. His background includes executing complex transactions for firms like Headlands Research and PwC, backed by an MBA from Columbia Business School.

His passion for boxing is a lifelong commitment, stemming from his time as a boxer at the University of Notre Dame. Now a San Francisco resident, he is also a boxing coach and a trustee of the USA Boxing Foundation, dedicating his time to developing the sport and its athletes.

After a successful career in corporate strategy, he pivoted entirely to pursue his passion, moving from healthcare M&A to running Olympic-style boxing for the Americas.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Secretary General
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Chris shows up

Rigorous & Demanding
Precise But Practical
ROI Driven

They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Priorities

Topics Chris cares about

Olympic Boxing
As Secretary General for the Panamerican Boxing Confederation and a former USA Boxing director, he is deeply invested in the sport's governance, growth, and events.
Healthcare M&A
He has over a decade of experience leading corporate development and strategy in the healthcare sector, specializing in M&A for clinical research and medical device companies.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Secretary General
Panamerican Boxing Confederation
2-2023
VP of Corporate Development
Headlands Research
8-2022 - 2-2023
Senior Director Corporate Development
Headlands Research
8-2020 - 8-2022
Director of Corporate Development
Headlands Research
11-2017 - 8-2020
Manager, Corporate Development & Strategy
Sotera Health Services, LLC
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Media appearances

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Education
2013 - 2014
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Columbia Business School
9-2023 - 9-2025
MA of Olympic Education
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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