Douglas C. Pileri
Chairman
Business Leadership Consultant
In an international career that spans more than thirty years, Mr. Pileri has earned a reputation for applying visionary leadership, inspirational management, and a creative mix of technology and business discipline to achieve extraordinary results. In multiple senior positions, he has built a record of success in some of the world’s great companies––IBM, Thomson, and Kodak––and in major policy-influencing organizations.
Mr. Pileri’s experience with music began with clarinet lessons at a young age when learning to play an instrument gave him enjoyment and confidence. From that point on, there would always be music in his life––first through a grand piano gift to his wife Debby that remains a centerpiece in their home––and later to their three daughters, Claire (saxophone), Kristen (mellophone), and Nicole (clarinet), becoming members of the Carmel Marching Greyhounds, a band that has, several times, won the Grand National Championship.
Claire is now a doctor. Kristen is a motion picture animator. Nicole is an occupational therapist. In March 2026, Doug and Debby Pileri were named USA Dance National Senior Amateur Ballroom Dance Champions. Music has given the entire Pileri family a head start on their dreams they couldn’t have gotten any other way. Mr. Pileri believes there are two universal languages––music and photography––that bring us together and make a great difference in our world. He takes an avid interest in each.
During his career, Mr. Pileri has been a keynote speaker at international conventions, and he and his wife have been featured in cover stories of several magazines. His university speech, How to Outwit Your Global Future, has been broadcast on National Public Radio. His photo essays of the Carmel Marching Greyhounds have been cherished by band parents and other members of the organization through the years.
In addition to serving as Chairman of the Board of Music for All, he also serves on the Boards of Directors for several graduate business and technology schools. He has been awarded two patents and has an MBA from the Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester. He received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
In his role on the Board of Music for All, his goal remains: “…to use my business background and love of music to provide guidance to our capable and energized team who are making such a positive difference in the lives we touch and the communities we affect. Music has the power and the magic to change lives and inspire dreams. What could be more fun––and more satisfying––than being involved in something like that?” Mr. Pileri and his wife live in Carmel, Indiana; his daughters and two grandsons, Brooks and Leo, are scattered across the country. Doug and Debby are on the road often.