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Ernesto Rodriguez Leal

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Executive Director - Center for Applied Aquaculture Innovation at CAAI
📍 Mexico City Metropolitan Area

Ernesto Rodriguez Leal is a senior executive with over 25 years of experience leading innovation and transformation initiatives. He is the Executive Director for the Center for Applied Aquaculture Innovation (CAAI), leveraging his PhD and background in robotics, SaaS, and product development to drive growth. People who have worked with him describe him as a highly accessible, devoted, and enthusiastic leader and mentor.

His professional focus has evolved from robotics and mechatronics to SaaS product leadership and, most recently, to regenerative aquaculture and ocean health. He is passionate about building global alliances that unite scientists, entrepreneurs, and communities to solve critical environmental and food security challenges. This mission drives his work at the CAAI.

He holds a patent for an electrical-current-based blood extraction and analysis system, showcasing his deep-rooted expertise in applying technology to solve complex problems.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Executive Director - Center for Applied Aquaculture Innovation
Job Level
Senior
Location
Mexico City Metropolitan Area
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Regenerative Aquaculture
As Executive Director of CAAI, his primary focus is on advancing scientific and technological innovations in warm-water regenerative aquaculture to restore marine ecosystems and support coastal communities.
Ocean Health
He is a vocal advocate for moving beyond sustainability to regenerative models that actively improve ocean health and biodiversity, a core mission of his current role.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
Executive Director - Center for Applied Aquaculture Innovation
CAAI
4-2023 - 12-2024
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer
Ozaru.io
8-2017 - 3-2023
Director R&D-Innovation
Grupo Rotoplas
9-2009 - 7-2017
Associate Professor of Robotics
Tecnológico de Monterrey
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Education
2005 - 2009
PhD
King's College London
2012 - 2013
Certificate of Strategy and Innovation
MIT Sloan School of Management
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