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About Jose

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Holding the distinction as the U.S. Speaker of Creative Economy and Global Arts Entrepreneurship for the U.S. Department of State, Dr. José Valentino Ruiz, is an internationally acclaimed performing artist, composer, scholar, and entrepreneur, recognized as the 2024 Global Genius® Grand Prize Winner, a ten-time Global Genius® Award Winner, four-time Latin GRAMMY® Award Winner, four-time Latin GRAMMY® Nominee, EMMY® Award Winner, 55-time DownBeat® Music Award Winner (record holder), and 35-time Global Music® Award Winner (record holder). His career spans over 1,400 performances on six continents, including two headlining concerts at Carnegie Hall. Valentino has produced more than 150 albums, composed music for ten documentaries, authored over 300 peer-reviewed scholarly publications, and provided over 110 keynote addresses and workshops globally. José Valentino is also recognized for raising millions of dollars to support nonprofit arts entrepreneurship education initiatives and has founded multiple influential professional development conferences (MBE Summit; GMEP Summit).