Orlando is the Deputy Director of the Office of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology for the State of Illinois. Orlando is responsible for programs and policy in connection with the state’s technology partners, businesses and institutions to boost business growth, support the state’s economic development efforts and championing the Governor’s Innovation Council. Orlando has led several startup companies including a Chicago Internet Service Provider into a successful acquisition by NASDAQ Winstar/IDT. Most recently, Orlando worked as Vice President of Marketing at Boingo Wireless, the world largest wireless Wi-Fi service provider where he pioneered a successful business model now deployed in over 60 top airports worldwide. The combined valuation of these companies at the time of exit has been in excess of $50M. Previously, he held several software engineering and product management roles at Motorola and AT&T Bell Laboratories, leading technology commercialization in the wireless industry.

Orlando holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, an M.S. in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an MBA with concentration in Corporate Strategy and Finance from IIT Stuart Graduate School of Business.