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Maritza Diaz has been named one of SD500 Most Influential People in San Diego

Maritza Diaz has been named one of SD500 Most Influential People in San Diego

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SAN DIEGO – December 2nd, 2022 Maritza Diaz, the CEO of ITJ, was honored as one of San Diego’s most influential people in the SD500 special edition of the San Diego Business Journal, which also recognized other business giants for their immeasurable contributions to the local economy.

San Diego’s world-class transformation has been driven by the vision and accomplishments of the leaders profiled in this year’s edition of the SD500. From civic and lifestyle champions to pioneers in blue tech, biotech, high tech, life sciences, real estate, and finance, the San Diego Business Journal’s SD500 is the human capital powering the success of the region’s prosperity. This year’s edition features a year of changes and new challenges for local businesses as we hike through an economic headwind. 

​​ITJ, a San Diego-based provider of technological services that helps clients establish centers of excellence in Tijuana, has been led by Maritza Diaz since the company’s establishment in 2019. By building Software Centers of Excellence and opening up employment opportunities for digital nearshore talent, Diaz hopes to contribute to the improvement of people’s lives through digital innovation.

“Each moment I become more grateful for the amazing projects and innovations that are created by such outstanding people in the industry. My team, which has greatly contributed to these advances, is the engine of all my efforts and for achieving all the goals we’ve set for our community. I hope for a world where everyone keeps working together to keep improving lives through digital innovation.” — Maritza Diaz, CEO of ITJ.

About ITJ

ITJ is devoted to serving fast-growing and high-value market sectors, particularly the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), working with innovative medical device companies looking to improve people’s lives. With a unique BOT (build, operate, and transfer) model that sources only the best digital talent available, ITJ enables companies in the US to create technology centers of excellence in Mexico. For more information, visit www.itj.com.

Maritza Diaz

Maritza Diaz recognized as SD500 Most Influential People in San Diego

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SAN DIEGO, December 2, 2021 — The San Diego Business Journal has recently recognized Maritza Diaz, Chief Executive Officer of ITJ, on its SD500 special edition as one of the most influential people in San Diego, along with other business leaders celebrating their unparalleled contribution to the region’s economy. 

San Diego’s world-class transformation has been driven by the vision and accomplishments of the leaders profiled in this year’s edition of the SD500. From civic and lifestyle champions to pioneers in blue tech, biotech, high tech, life sciences, real estate, and finance, the San Diego Business Journal’s SD500 is the human capital powering the success of the region’s prosperity.

This year’s edition features a host of newcomers as well as business community leaders who’ve been SD500 mainstays for more than a decade. With diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) emerging as a central theme in 2021, women and persons of color, including people of all ages, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, are well represented on this year’s list.  

Since launching in 2019, Maritza Diaz helms ITJ, a technology services company based in San Diego, enables customers to create technology centers of excellence in Tijuana. Our mission is to help improve people’s lives through digital innovation by creating Software Centers of Excellence and providing access to digital nearshore talent. 

“San Diego and Tijuana can become the most prosperous region globally,” said Diaz. “So let’s continue leveraging our strengths to unlock this opportunity. Thank you, San Diego Business Journal, for recognizing my team’s work and collaboration with the region.”

Diaz was appointed this year by the Tijuana EDC as leader of its Innovation and Emerging Sectors Commission, whose charter is to strengthen Mexico/US binational relationships — and advance Baja California’s role as a significant hub of digital innovation and technology development servicing the IT, Biotech, and related industries generating thousands of jobs for software and digital professionals across the world.