Rafael A. Sanchez

Rafael A. Sanchez is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Brightstar Corp. In this capacity, Rafael is responsible for Brightstar’s global IT operations.

With more than 25 years as an information technology leader, Rafael was formerly the CIO at Carnival Corporation, where he was directly responsible for the development of their IT shared services across all operating companies. Before Carnival, he was the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Burger King Corporation, leading all aspects of their global technology operations. Prior to joining the executive team at Burger King, Rafael served in a number of IT leadership roles with global corporations including Diageo, Westinghouse/CBS, Turner Broadcasting Systems and PepsiCo.

Rafael holds a bachelors of Science degree in business administration as well as post-graduate work
from Louisiana State University.