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Marcos B. Thomas

Researcher · DISC type Cs
Head of Innovation & Strategic Alliances, SVP at Banco Santander Chile
📍 Chile

Marcos is the Head of Innovation & Strategic Alliances at Banco Santander Chile, leveraging a deep background as a CFO and Card Officer in the US, Chile, and Argentina. An Industrial Engineer, his expertise spans digital transformation, corporate finance, and strategic planning within the financial services industry.

He has a strong personal interest in the pioneers of the technology industry. He fondly recalls a visit to Apple Park and having a private breakfast with Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, where they discussed the future of technology and innovation.

He is a permanent member of the exclusive OpenAI Forum, exploring advanced topics like training language models to reason and solve complex problems.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
Head of Innovation & Strategic Alliances, SVP
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Chile
Personality Overview

How Marcos shows up

Cost Conscious
Process Focused
Perfectionist

Being observant comes to them naturally. They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Priorities

Topics Marcos cares about

Reasoning with LLMs
As a member of the OpenAI Forum, he actively explores how large language models can be trained to reason and solve complex problems, moving beyond simple text generation.
Generative AI Adoption
He is focused on the practical application of Generative AI for teams, believing it can democratize human expertise and redefine the future of work.
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Career

Work history

6-2018
Head of Innovation & Strategic Alliances, SVP
Banco Santander Chile
9-2016 - 6-2018
Card Officer
Banco Santander Chile
3-2020
Superdigital Chile ExCo Member
Superdigital Chile
9-2019
Chief Executive Officer
MasMillas
2-2020
KLARE Board Member
Klare
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1982 - 1988
Industrial Engineering
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2007
CFA Program
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
2002
Executive Program
MIT Sloan School of Management
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

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