Celeste Gajitos Avanzado

Celeste Gajitos Avanzado is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in business applications and systems analysis, currently serving as Senior Director of Business Application at Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. since August 2018. Prior roles include Senior Business Application Analyst and Business Application Analyst at the same company, and Sr. Business Systems Analyst at The Cheesecake Factory. Celeste's career also includes a position as Program Analyst at Performance Designed Products LLC, Consultant/Project Manager in various firms from 2007 to 2013, and several key roles at Microsoft from 2001 to 2007, including Product Manager and Operations Program Manager. Celeste holds a Master of Science in Project Management from City University of Seattle, a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications Management from DeVry University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of the Philippines.