Meet Suriel Arellano
Executive advisor and CEO helping leaders navigate complex decisions.
Suriel Arellano is a CEO, executive advisor, and digital transformation leader who has spent over two decades helping organizations navigate change while retaining their people in the process.
He is the Founder and CEO of AIVA MD, an AI-powered healthcare technology company focused on building smarter, more human clinical operations. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Digital Leadership Institute (DLI), where he works with executives and leadership teams to make better decisions at the intersection of people, process, and technology.
Before building his own companies, Suriel held leadership roles at global organizations including IBM and HP, where he gained firsthand experience with large-scale transformation, enterprise systems, and the realities leaders face when strategy meets execution.
Suriel’s work centers on a simple belief: technology should empower humanity, not replace it. His approach is people-first, practical, and grounded in real-world decision-making, not hype, trends, or theory. He helps leaders cut through noise, clarify priorities, and design systems that actually work inside complex organizations.
He is the author of “Leading in the Age of AI” and “The Golden Triangle: A Pinnacle of Digital Transformation”, and is currently working on new leadership writing focused on influence, culture, and modern executive decision-making. As a speaker, Suriel is known for translating complex topics like AI and digital transformation into clear, actionable conversations leaders can use immediately.
Suriel is also a certified executive, performance and organizational development coach with formal training in leadership, behavioral analysis, and AI strategy. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Leadership and Management from New York University and has executive education in Artificial Intelligence Leadership through MIT and Business Management through Harvard Business School. He is a DISC Independent Consultant and an NLP-certified coach, combining behavioral insight with practical leadership frameworks to help executives improve decision-making, communication, and organizational alignment.
As a CEO, advisor, author, and facilitator, Suriel partners with executives who are serious about building resilient organizations, aligning teams, and leading responsibly in a rapidly changing world.