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6 COMERICA- Sit down conversation with Avangard Innovative CEO, Ricky Perez. The mission of Avangard is to lower waste costs and increase recyclables for companies.

8 GLOBAL LEADERS ORGANIZATION- Nina Vaca’s trip to Quito, Ecuador marked another milestone for Vaca. Not only was she able to converse with women from Ecuador to empower them, but she was also able to meet with up and coming entrepreneurs in a special invitation from the U.S. Embassy.

10 DE LA VEGA ON LEADERSHIP- In this edition’s column, Ralph talks about the influence and impact that Latino leaders can have.

14 HISPANIC HERITAGE- A feature in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Three interviews with three leaders working to preserve culture through leadership in their very own roles.

20 LATINO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP- A complete list of the Top Latino Executives in Corporate America. An internal research conducted by our own team that showcases Latino professionals in C-suite and executive levels.

34 ANTONIO NERI- HPE’s new CEO Antonio Neri talks about the future of HPE’s technology, the ambitions of a leader, and corporate culture at HPE. 38 MASS MUTUAL- A special look at the study conducted by Mass Mutual on Latino businesses.

Mass Mutual offers special resources and solutions for Latinos to get their business up and running. This study also reveals the importance of long-term planning and preparation.

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40 LATINAS- In this edition we include an interview with another Top Latina in Business from BNY Mellon-Jeannette Torres, a closer look at entrepreneur and influencer Jackie Hernandez who turned her passion into a business, and a panel featuring Karen Elmir from The Elmir Group and Ana Flores from #WeAllGrow Latina Network.

46 101- The annual list of the 101 Most Influential Latinos in 2018. This list is composed by eight categories: Culture, Voices, Business, Sports, Community, Government, Science, and Finances.

68 OMAR DUQUE- HITEC has a new leader.

Meet Chicago native, Omar Duque. Former CEO of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, founder of the first incubator program for Latino tech startups.

70 SPOTLIGHT- Mark Hugo Lopez was the former Director of Latino Research at Pew Research Center. He was recently named the Director of Global Migration and Demography Research. He is an author of reports about Hispanic electorate, Hispanic identity and immigration.

IN EVERY EDITION 4-Publisher’s Letter 72- Cellar Dom. Daniel Rion Nuits-St-Georges “Les Lavieres” 2010

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Director of Journalism Mariana Gutierrez Briones mariana@latinoleaders.com Administrative Director Lawrence Teodoro Editor Sarai Vega svega@latinoleaders.com Business Development Manager Cristina Gonzalez cristina@latinoleaders.com Art Director Fernando Izquierdo ferdiseno@latinoleaders.com

IN THIS EDITION, we have conducted our own research of all Latino executives in C-suite level positions, both reporting directly and not reporting, to the CEO of the company.

There are not many lists with this information. Actually none, that we know of. For that reason, we decided to do our own research; consulting all websites, sending e-mails, fact-checking with communication officers and through word of mouth.

Our main conclusion is on the introduction of the feature, pg. 20. Basically, what we found is no different from other areas, in which we face the reality of the low level of participation from Latinos. Needless to say, this has to change.

As of now, and as we’ve been doing with our 101 Most Influential Latinos list, we’re going to keep an eye on these Latinos in c-suite of corporate America, in order to monitor the advancement of this community within the Fortune500 and Fortune1000 classification of corporations.

To all the ones we’re featuring: CONGRATULATIONS! You are part of a select group of individuals that comprises only about 3,250 executives (for the F500 index). This should be a major achievement for someone with a Corporate career and definitely the notion of being part of the “Corporate Royalty of America”. You are examples and role models that we should all look up to, learn from and follow. Our second message to you is: Please open the doors for other Latinos. We need far more of you in these seats. If we merely assign with 30% the share of all these companies market to the Hispanic population, just to reflect the same proportion, we should have at least 1,000 Latinos in C-suite positions in F500 corporations, as opposed to the barely 180 that our research is showing.

One of these great stories of success is our cover story interview with the new CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Antonio Neri, a Latino immigrant from Argentina. A fabulous career, a visionary mind and a CEO from the people for the people. Along with this one, great interviews with Tony Tijerino and his fantastic job at the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and with Omar Duque, a leader with a long track record in Chicago, recently appointed the new leader of HiTEC.

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FACTS • Avangard Innovative created the 3E foundation which helps companies replace current ITAD programs and helps provide opportunities for low-income communities.

• About 1/3 of every dump in America is made up of packaging materials (Source: University Of Southern Indiana)

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Reusing materials is a practice that not only helps the environment, but can help save companies money every year. However, companies usually overlook their own waste and consider it useless. Little do they know, it can be extremely profitable.

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ICKY PEREZ is the CEO of Avangard Innovative, a company dedicated to helping companies find the green in their waste.

Perez himself was born in Mexico City and moved to the United States when he was just eight. After completing his education, Perez started his own company when he was just 22-years-old.

Perez noticed in his previous work that no recycling was being done, specifically in the bottle businesses. All the bottles ended up in landfills. “All the bottle owners wanted to figure out if there was a solution, if there was a better way,” Perez said.

Perez wanted to find that better way and so Avangard was born with the use of a phone and a fax in Perez’ parent’s house in Texas. Although initially starting in Mexico exporting Coke, Pepsi, and water bottles, Avangard has now been in existence for thirty years, is in 13 different countries, and employs over 650 people. Instead of just focusing on bottles, Avangard handles every kind of sustainable development

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program. The focus of Avangard is to lower waste costs and to increase recyclables for companies. Avangard helps companies recognize that their waste can become assets. This can not only have a positive impact on a company’s spending, but on the environment as well.

“Whatever the industry, wherever there’s waste generated in packaging, which is pretty much everywhere, this is where we can go in and make a huge impact environmentally, socially, and economically,” Perez said.

Perez and Avangard are focused on reusing resources to create a circular economy and are doing just that in 13 countries around the world. The road of being an entrepreneur for Perez was one filled with a plan, support, and a team. “I would tell you it’s extremely difficult. But the beauty of this journey has been the people,” Perez said.

A source of support for Perez throughout the development of Avangard has been Comerica Bank. Perez said that there are two keys to success: talent and cash. Comerica has helped him with both. “[Comerica Bank] truly has been a blessing. You can’t grow without that kind of partnership and Comerica has been essential to me,” Perez said.

As far as talent goes, Perez believes that people shouldn’t just be good at a lot of things, especially when it comes to Latino talent growth. “Most people want to be mediocre at everything rather than an expert in something,” Perez said. He believes that through focused education, Latino talent can continue to grow throughout all corporations, including his own.

Along with these ingredients, Perez also talked about the importance of having a solidified work culture within a company. For Avangard, this culture can be summarized by FRESH: Find a way; Relationships; Embrace change; Shoot ‘em straight; Have fun.

“In our company you have to hold those values and you have to have a culture,” Perez said. “If you don’t have that culture, you can’t scale. You can plan a business, but if you can’t create a culture, you don’t have an identity within the market, within your employees, or with your customers.”

In the future, Perez hopes to continue to grow Avangard, as he believes that success is not determined by money, but rather by achieving the goals you set for yourself.

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N I NA VACA : Trip to Ecuador shows how the future is bright for Latina entrepreneurs I am proud to be a female entrepreneur.

But more than that, I am ecstatic to be a female, Hispanic entrepreneur as we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. Each year, I look forward to this month to celebrate the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

This year, I was able to celebrate the kickoff of National Hispanic Heritage Month while taking part in a dialogue with girls and entrepreneurs in my home country of Ecuador before cutting the ribbon on a 40-home community for earthquake victims, which was built through a partnership with the Nina Vaca Foundation, Cinemark, The Rotary Club of Quito, and of course funds donated by friends and family from around the world.

My mother always encouraged me to remember my roots, so while I was in Ecuador, I spent time encouraging others to pursue their goals and be crazy good at whatever it is they do.

One of the opportunities was speaking with two groups of students in the Quito area. The first group of students was comprised of teenage girls, much like my own daughters, celebrating their school’s 50th Anniversary. Colegio Los Pinos is marking five decades of empowering girls to be the best they can be.

The second group of students were adults working towards their degrees and furthering their education. These students, enrolled at Colegio Técnico Ecuador a Distancia, are completing distance education, while simultaneously balancing many other personal and professional responsibilities.

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01 Keynote Colegio Los Pinos – Quito / Ecuador

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02 Quito / Ecuador: (left from right): Nina Vaca – CEO & Chairman Pinnacle Group, Queeny López – Founder – Anuka, Ivan Ortiz - Director of the Business Center at the AmCham EcuadorianAmerican Chamber of Commerce – Quito, Tod Chapman – U.S Ambassador in Ecuador

inspiring entrepreneurs worldwide. I’ve always aspired to one day be given the opportunity to speak in Latin America, but it was my dream to be able to do so in my home country, where my parents and my grandparents were born. During this trip, that dream became a reality.

It was humbling to be invited by the U.S. Embassy to meet up and coming entrepreneurs and serve as a judge for a pitch competition featuring their world-changing business ideas. It also meant a great deal to me to join in an authentic dialogue with women entrepreneurs at Seminarium, a women’s leadership conference opened by Ecuador’s

First Lady Rocío de Moreno, who serves as Secretaría Técnica Plan Toda Una Vida Ecuador, the country’s top humanitarian.

I’ve always admired young women who are not afraid to follow their dreams, and the Hispanic community is surpassing all other demographics when it comes to female entrepreneurs. Latina entrepreneurs are leading the way in growth while owning 44 percent of Latino businesses. Latina-owned firms grew by 87 percent from 2007 to 2012, and they now represent nearly half of all Latino firms.

While the trend in funding for Latino entrepreneurship is positive, there is still much work to be done to help visionaries get access to capital to grow. That’s why I’m proud to be joining with the Global Leaders Organization(GLO) as the Market Leader for Hispanic-owned businesses. GLO is a new business community that launched in 2018 to provide a dynamic digital platform where global synergy takes place.

It’s a place where qualified business owners can get access to funding outside the usual channels. The ability to join a thriving entrepreneurship community that levels the playing field and provides easier access to funding. GLO provides the perfect platform for female and Hispanic entrepreneurs to make an impact, including local chapters where members interact first-hand.

After having the privilege to walk alongside those women in Ecuador, I’m convinced the future is bright for Hispanic entrepreneurs and particularly, Latinas. By leveraging organizations like GLO, (www.GlobalLeadersOrg.com) business owners from every background around the globe can come together, now more than ever, to empower more people. Together we can all become the very best we can be.

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INFLUENCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INFLUENCERS The next generation of Hispanics is going to be hugely influential in this country. They are young. They make up 25% of all schoolchildren ages K-12. They are better educated and are more acculturated. And they have the potential to become the most productive and most influential generation of Hispanics in U.S. history. But potential is not a guarantee.

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any are first or second-generation U.S. Hispanics. Many are the first in their family to attend or even graduate from college. And many lack the family and professional bridges that traditionally make it easy for one successful generation to pass the confidence and the ability to succeed onto the next. But they have us.

Enter today’s influential

It’s easy to forget what an impact each of us can have in a young person’s life. But the fact is this: When a young person looks up and sees a successful individual who looks like them, who talks like them, and who tells them that success is achievable, the impact is life changing. My bet is that each and every one of the influentials in this issue can think of a time when they were so impacted. I know I can. It’s time for us to return the favor.

A bridge to success

We can provide the one thing that the next generation of Latinos still lacks: a bridge to success. While many of us are already mentoring and helping young people in a number of ways, there are still a lot younger people out there who could use our help.

We must redouble our efforts to reach out to the next generation and find ways to make our influence more impactful in their lives.

• First, by helping them get a solid education. Too many Hispanics are enrolling in school and college but not graduating. We must help them graduate with a passion for lifetime learning and we must steer them toward sustainable jobs so they are not easily phased out by future technological advancements.

• Second, by providing opportunities for them to develop as fully engaged citizens. That means more than voting, serving on juries, and abiding by the law, important as these are. It also means getting involved in the community, speaking up when things are not right, and rolling up one’s sleeves and doing something about it.

• And, finally, by reminding them that the most successful career can tumble down in an instant if their values, particularly ethics, are not in the right place. It’s up to us who’ve earned the distinction of being called influential, to show and model the values of ethics, integrity, and credibility to the next generation.

Help them reach the finish line

We are at the cusp of a momentous change in our country. Despite the many incredible achievements of our generation of Latino Influentials, we as a generation may not be able to carry the ball to the finish line.

But the next generation can.

Their team is strong. They’re young. They are comfortable playing in this field.

Their team is strong. They’re young. They are comfortable playing in this field. They have the potential to be the most influential generation of Hispanics in the history of our country. And we, the current influentials, have the power and the ability—and I would even say the moral obligation—to build bridges so they achieve their full potential. It would be an unbeatable team, the current influentials and the future influentials working together to continue to make the U.S. a beacon of freedom, hope, and opportunity for the rest of the world.

Ralph

Ralph de la Vega is the former vice-chairman of AT&T Inc. He is the author of the best-selling book “Obstacles Welcome: Turn Adversity to Advantage in Business and Life.” He is also a LinkedIn Influencer, posting regularly on leadership and innovation.

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here are experiences in life that only come once in a lifetime. Its those moments that you want to share and enjoy the fullest. I had the opportunity to drive to Austin, TX for an amazing weekend getaway. My friends at Buick joined me on the fun. It was the perfect weekend to check things off my bucket list.

Austin, TX is known for its eclectic vibe. Home of the breakfast tacos, the Longhorns, and the Congress Bridge bats. Austin is considered one of the top destinations in Texas with 27.4 million visitors each year, according Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau. I hopped on our red Buick Regal GS and begin our trek to what was going to be the best weekend ever!

My trip started off in my hometown, Dallas. Such an activity-filled weekend was ahead so I opted to kick it off with a relaxation session. I headed to Hotel Zaza for a facial. The Zaza Spa is quietly hidden on the second floor at the end of the hall. My therapist was amazing and left my skin feeling so supple and clean. I spent the night at the hotel since I had an early morning check out. The next morning, I quickly grabbed a coffee and bite at Ascension and off I drove.

Four hours later, I arrived at my destination. Sunny Austin, home for the weekend! I checked in to the hotel, Hotel San Jose on Congress Ave. Our front desk receptionist offered us a Topo Chico and soon after guided us to our room. I freshened up to begin my exploration adventure. First stop in Austin, Graffiti Park. It was perfect.

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top, I was greeted by the most amazing view of the city. It was absolutely surreal.

On Friday morning, I woke up with a mighty hunger and had breakfast at the popular Magnolia Café. The breakfast tacos were AH-MAZING! I also tasted the pancakes because I was told they were to die for! After breakfast, I drove to up to Krause Springs. Austin is known to have many natural springs. These springs are the reason many flock to Austin during the summer.

Saturday morning started off with a dose of caffeine and, of course, breakfast tacos at Jo’s Coffee. I wanted to take advantage of my last full day so I headed to the Mount Bonnell. I hiked up the mount and took in the incredible breathtaking views of the Colorado River. After that morning hike in the almost 100-degree weather, relaxing at the pool seemed like the way to go. In my opinion, there was no better way than to enjoy the rest of my Saturday afternoon than sitting next to a pool with fresh bites and cool drinks. To end this Saturday, I attended the Bat Fest.

It’s exactly what I wanted to see. I wanted to get to know Austin by meeting the locals and joining the celebration of something so special to Austinites.

The morning after, before my ride home, I bid farewell to Austin the most appropriate way, breakfast tacos. My time in Austin was one for the books. I toured, I ate, I met locals, and experienced things that could be experienced in a city like Austin. That is what traveling is all about. It is about going beyond your comfort zone to experience other comfort zones.

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THE STORY OF WINE Elias Fernandez

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Wine speaks many languages. One of these languages in many California vineyards and cellars is Spanish. I first heard it as a kid in the late 1960s when I learned how to care for grapevines with my dad or would help my mom with her work in fields or orchards.

FTER GETTING my degree in fermentation science at University of California, Davis, in 1984, I returned to my home here in Napa Valley, where I heard it again in a stronger voice.

Today Spanish is still spoken among the vine rows and wine caves but increasingly it’s also spoken by the winery owner and his or her investors and bankers.

People from all parts of the world, including Spanish-speaking countries, have come to California’s wine country to make a life for themselves and I am grateful to have grown up here and have been privileged to see so many positive changes.

Over the next few months, I’ll be writ-

ing a wine column for my good friends at Latino Leaders from not only the perspective of a Napa Valley winemaker but that of someone whose parents were seasonal farmworkers and who today spends part of each day in the Spanish-speaking and English-speaking worlds.

I’ve been making wine at Shafer Vineyards in Napa Valley for more than 30 years, where we produce a Chardonnay called “Red Shoulder Ranch,” a red blend of Merlot, Cabernet, and Malbec called “TD-9,” a Cabernet Sauvignon called “One Point Five,” a Syrah/Petite blend called “Relentless,” and our signature wine, a Cabernet Sauvignon, “Hillside Select.”

Every wine has a story and that’s what this column will be all about! Salud!

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HISPANIC HERITAGE

HISPANIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION Joe Dyton

LEADER OF TODAY ANTONIO TIJERINO

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE HISPANIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION

Antonio Tijerino has found something in his career that many people are in constant search of—a job that they are not only good at but also have an infinite amount of passion for.

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ntonio Tijerino is the president and CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF), which focuses on education, workforce development, connectivity, innovative leadership and public awareness as well as promoting cultural pride and accomplishment. With Tijerino at the help, the HHF has built a network of 100,000 vetted Latino talent (15 to 35 year olds) and focused on the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, entrepreneurship, finance, media and other priority areas for the U.S., according to the foundation’s website. HHF also works with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and other non-profit organizations.

It was early on in Tijerino’s career where he found his calling: service.

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One of his early jobs was running the Fannie Mae Foundation. Dr. Pedro Jose Greer, who was the incoming chair at the time, not only hired Tijerino, but also became a mentor to him.

“I don’t really have that many (mentors), but that guy was it,” Tijerino said. “He was very important to my development, my humility and my focus on service. Those were the guidelines he gave me; focus on our missions, remember leadership is servitude and always understand if you’re trying to accomplish something, just focus on the accomplishment of it. Don’t get caught up on who gets credit.”

Tijerino took Dr. Greer’s advice about not worrying about who gets credit to heart. Even though he’s head of HHF, when he’s asked about his leadership style, Tijerino says its to be led by people that are 20 to 30 years younger

MASTER OF CREATIVITY When Antonio Tijerino encourages the youths the Hispanic Heritage Foundation mentors to be creative in their endeavors and do what they can to stand out from the crowd, he does so from experience.

When Tijerino was up for the job to run the Fannie Mae Foundation, he admittedly was not qualified, but he found a way to separate himself from the other candidates. During his interview, he wrote a plan that was essentially the Latinos on Fast Track (LOFT) program. Tijerino explained how to expand the youth awards program to lead into LOFT and how the areas of focus should be on career development and leadership.

“It was right after 9/11, and I said, ‘You guys have to adjust whoever you hire and I’m going to give them some ideas,’” Tijerino said. “I laid it all out, wrote it on a napkin and handed it to (Dr. Pedro Greer). I said, ‘Thanks for the meal. If you don’t hire me that’s what you need to do.’”

Tijerino’s creativity paid off as he was hired for the role.

“It was very creative and also (different) from the other interviewees who just said, “Oh this is great, I’d love this job,’” Tijerino said. “No, you have to adjust, and that’s why he hired me.”

than he is. He considers the people he works with as his role models, and together they’ve helped HHF created programs like Code is a Second Language and launch an institute for “Dreamers” called The Dream Institute, which serves as a year-round leadership program for young professionals.

“I’m very proud of putting it in their hands and truly understanding that our role is to encourage, support and get out of their way,” Tijerino said.

“My 13-year-old daughter right now can reach more people than Martin Luther King, Cesar Chavez and Gandhi could in a lifetime combined in split second if she has access to Wi-Fi and a device. Think of the power that are youth has access to right now; all of our programs are based on leveraging that power they have right now to lead.”

The HHF programs have helped thousands of kids learn how to code and connect a lot of them to WiFi to help address the equity gap in education and the workforce because Latinos are least likely to have technology access at home, according to Tejerino.

Although Tijerino does not claim a leadership style, he does encourage the foundation’s youth to feel comfortable taking chances. Part of that encouragement comes from him wanting to see the children in the foundation be innovative and creative so they stand out in the crowd. The other reason Tijerino encourages risk is because he believes things can change and he wants to see that change occur sooner than later.

Tijerino also believes when it comes to service, it does not have to be as big of role as leading a

foundation like he does. To him, if you’re doing something that will help another person, you should consider yourself a leader.

“I don’t care if you pick up a piece of garbage while you’re walking through a park, you are privileged enough to be able to bend over and pick it up and put it in the trash can and have a responsibility for it,” he said. “But you also elevate yourself as a spirit in this universe by doing something like that.

I think when you have the privilege to serve, you’re leading and that leadership is service and it starts with whatever you can do. It does not have to be big things; I did small things that lead to bigger things.”

As long as he’s able, Tijerino plans to continue to do big things in the name of service and leadership.

“I’m just thrilled that I have a job I can’t wait to get to every single day,” Tijerino said. “I never lose sight of the privilege I have to serve our community and our youth, including the most disenfranchised, like those families on border, unaccompanied minors or our hard-working community. It’s an absolute privilege to be able to serve someone, because you can’t help somebody if you’re not in a position of privilege.”

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HISPANIC HERITAGE AMERICAN AIRLINES

LEARNING IN LEADERSHIP Kaitlyn Luckow

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Ralph Lopez is currently overseeing American Airlines’ Integrated Operations Center (IOC) at their HDQ campus in Fort Worth. He has grown right within American Airlines, and each role has contributed to his current seat.

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alph Lopez’ story is one of unexpected turns, travel, and adaptability. Throughout his life, Lopez not only welcomed challenges, but learned and grew from them to get to the leadership position he is in today. Growing up, Lopez was destined to be a traveler. Born to a mother from Puerto Rico and a father from Trinidad and Tobago, Lopez traveled between the two at a young age. As he continued to grow up, he spent some of childhood living in Spain before returning to Trinidad and Tobago for high school.

“I enjoyed getting to go all of these places and traveling,” Lopez said. “That opportunity helped shape a lot about what we may talk about next….A worldly education.”

While attending a British all-boys school in Trinidad and Tobago, Lopez learned how to structure a path and gain skills that would allow him to be competitive in his chosen career. Although he had a strong passion for business and art, his academic prowess allowed him to graduate early, without having a clear vision of where he wanted to go next. Lopez’ dad suggested that he take a year off in between high school and college, and that’s what led him to study finance.

While on summer break from college, Lopez took a summer job at a company that ended up shaping his whole career: American Airlines.

“I loved what I was doing. I just fell in love with the airline itself,” Lopez said.

Throughout Lopez’ career at American Airlines, he has held a variety of positions all around the world: mainly in the United States, the Caribbean and South America. He is currently overseeing the Integrated Operations Center in Fort Worth, Texas, essentially coordinating the airline’s worldwide operations.

However, his career wasn’t always easy, especially when the airlines declared bankruptcy in 2011. This time in his career taught Lopez how to retain passion even during a tough time. Eventually, the airline merged with US Airways and American Airlines continued.

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Philosophy on Leadership

Lopez has an ever-growing view on leadership thanks to his many years of experience at American Airlines. In fact, one of the most important traits of leadership that Lopez holds is the ability to explore and to continue learning.

While going through bankruptcy and through the process of merging with US Airways, Lopez also had to make lot of hard decisions. While these were the hardest and most painful years for Lopez, he knew he had to keep on going for the sake of the company he loved so much. In the end, it was worth it for Lopez to be able to learn and experience new things; but throughout it all, Lopez was thankful for the people and mentors by his side. These people were imperative for his growth as a leader.

“I would argue that there is no good leader out there without even greater mentors. And I have been very fortunate to have key people with me throughout my career,” Lopez said. Lopez is extremely grateful for the people in his life that pushed him and were there for him when he needed them most.

One of Lopez’ mentors taught him this very important lesson as he was starting his career. When Lopez started his career at American Airlines, he was very young: he was only 19 when he held his first management position. This was a struggle for Lopez because he wasn’t necessarily seen as someone with the capacity and experience to lead. This was especially hard, Lopez explained, working in Latin America, where age held great importance and meaning.

“I was seen as a very young and inexperienced leader. Which I was,” Lopez explained. “It was a challenge I had to deal with. I’ve always been very humble when it comes to learning.”

Lopez has never ceased to stop learning. Thanks to his humble nature and willingness to learn that he was able to climb his way up to where he is now in American Airlines.

“I didn’t only learn from mentors and my leaders, I also learned from the people around me; those I had the opportunity to lead.”

RALPH LOPEZ

VICE PRESIDENT OF INTEGRATED OPERATIONS CENTER (IOC) SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018 LATINO LEADERS 17

HISPANIC HERITAGE MAYA CINEMAS

Lorenzo Almanza

FUTURE OF FILM MOCTESUMA ESPARZA FOUNDER OF MAYA CINEMAS

Moctesuma Esparza, founder of Maya Cinemas, has a long history of activism. Starting at a young age, his parents instilled in him the responsibility to raise your voice. To this day, he continues committed to bringing to “transforming the image of Latinos”.

L

ights, camera, action” are the most infamous words to have come out of any movie producer. Moctesuma Esparza’s motto goes beyond the traditional elements of any movie director.

“What I’m committed to is making a difference in the lives of all the people in my life and having compassion for myself and other humans,” Esparza said.

The grace and sympathetic attitude of the Latino movie director, was rooted into him at an early age. At a young age, Esparza became exposed to the harsh reality of life and the injustice that comes with it. “As I grew up, I became aware of the social inequity and particularly, clearly in education, which kept our community from making progress,” Esparza said.

In March of 1968, the Hispanic leader took par in the powerful high school walkouts staged in Los Angeles, California. Soon after, a number of walkouts began to take place as change was begged from students. “How could I be free if everyone else in my community is not,” Esparza said.

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SOME PRODUCTION WORKS • The Telephone (1988) • Gettysburg (1993) • Selena (1997) • Pride of Glory (2000) • Harlem Hostel (2010) • Mosquita Y Mari (2012) • Taco Shop (2018) Among others…

Courtesy

Moisés Cervantes

“HAD I NOT HAD THE FAILURES AND MISTAKES, I WOULD NOT BE THE PERSON I AM TODAY.” His determination to make a difference in society propelled him to become one of the most successful Latino movie directors. “My entire life was preparing me to be a movie producer,” Esparza said. In high school, the Latino difference maker was an all-around student. He was a singer, musician, actor and part of his school’s student government.

After high school Esparza enrolled at UCLA, having the mindset that he would become a political activist.

“I was a history major,” Esparza said. It wasn’t until one of his professors convinced him to rethink his career. “He said I was looking at it completely wrong,” Esparza said. “That I was a producer and producers get people to do things and organize.”

Esparza’s love for leadership and change helped him see things in a new perspective. He soon after, “ended up at film school at UCLA.” “Since I loved storytelling and I loved the arts I made a commitment then to use this new skill set,” Esparza said. “A commitment of lifelong focus on transforming the image of Latinos and exploring of what it is to be human in storytelling.”

The idea of everyday struggles and its connection with the Latino community was presented to him at a young age.

Esparza’s father played a significant role in the development of the movie director and his outlook on life.

“My father is the person who marked my life,” Esparza said.

Some of Esparza’s earliest memories were when his father would take him to the movies on Mondays; because that was the only day he would be able to spend time with his dad. Going to the movies every week became a tradition for the Esparza family. “My mother died when I was a year and a half old so we were very close and we spent whatever time we could together,” Esparza said.

ABOUT MAYA CINEMAS Maya Cinemas was chartered in 2000 with a mission to develop, build, own and operate modern, first-run, megaplex movie theaters in underserved, family oriented, Latino-dominant communities.

Moctesuma Esparza combines his lifelong love of film, his vast experience as a film producer and pioneer and entertainment business developer in his pursuit of creating cornerstone movie theaters in communities lacking first run film entertainment options.

In 2003 Moctesuma’s vision was realized with the launch of the first Maya Cinema in Salinas, CA. Today this vision has expanded to Bakersfield, Pittsburg, Fresno and Delano, CA with continuing expansion plans in California and beyond.

Maya theaters offer firstrun Hollywood movies in high-end cinemas focused on quality of design, stateof-the-art film presentation technology, and providing first-rate entertainment with superior customer service.

Esparza’s father was very disciplined; he did not smoke, drink, nor engage in any inappropriate behavior. His father’s hard work and dedication had a huge influence on Esparza’s life. “My father came to Los Angeles in 1918, 100 years ago working as a farmer worker and working on the railroad and traveled all the way to Idaho working on the railroad,” Esparza said. One major thing that stood out to Esparza at an early age was the realization that Latinos have a deep connection to movies. “Latinos go to movies more than other percentage in the United States,” Esparza said.

This realization helped Esparza come up with one of his biggest projects: Maya Cinemas. Maya Cinemas first began in 2000 and was rooted deep into the vision Esparza sought out. “Bringing back to the Latino communities,” was on the top of his agenda. He wanted a, “first rate best in class movie theaters that would also generate more economic development, create jobs and bring pride to those local communities.”

Since the operation of Maya Cinemas, Esparza and his team have continued to build upon their success by expanding their brand in other cities and states.

“We have been a transformative force in Salinas where we first went, in Bakersfield, Pittsburgh California, in Fresno and now in North Las Vegas Nevada,” Esparza said.

One big thing the movie complex does is give support beyond the success of Esparza. They branch out deep into communities. “If a young Latino filmmaker who has made a movie and can’t get theatrical distribution, we book it and play it and support it ourselves,” Esparza said.

Some of Moctesuma Esparza’s other famous work include his production in movies such as Selena, Walkout, Gettysburg and the Price of Glory. “I’m very grateful and appreciative that in my career I only did what I wanted to do, I only produced on the movies I wanted to do,” Esparza said.

At the end of the day, Esparza sticks to his goal of, “bringing entertainment and transform it in all of the working class communities that all under served.”

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LATINO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP For the past couple of years, we have seen a steady increase in skilled Latino professionals. Latinos are becoming corporate employees by high quantities. However, Latinos choosing to climb the ladder to reach high executive, furthermore, c-suite levels are rare. Latinos are one of the fastest growing groups in the workplace, however this narrative becomes critical when it comes to Latinos in governance roles. At Latino Leaders, we conduct our own internal research of all Latino executives in F500 companies. The numbers reflect the great achievements and progress we have made thus far, yet they also reflect the great opportunity our community can have.

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EXECUTIVES F500

REVENUE RANK 2017

TOP LATINO EXECUTIVES IN CORPORATE AMERICA 6 McKesson Jorge Figueredo 9

San Francisco, California

Executive Vice President, Human Resources

AT&T

Chief Executive Officer, AT&T Business Dallas, Texas Thaddeus was appointed Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Business in December 2016. He is responsible for the company's integrated global Business Solutions organization, which serves more than 3 million business customers in nearly 200 countries and territories, including nearly all of the world's Fortune 1000 companies.

He was named one of CNET en Español’s “20 Most Influential Latinos in Technology” in 2015; named to the CIO Hall of Fame by CIO Magazine for “profoundly shaping the technology-driven business landscape” in 2014; and earned MIT Sloan’s CIO Leadership Award for “delivering business value and innovative use of IT in exceptional ways” in 2014.

Jorge Gomez 15 Costco Wholesale Richard Chavez

Dublin, Ohio

Chief Financial Officer Issaquah, Washington

Senior Vice President, Costco Wholesale Industries & Business Development

20 JPMorgan New York, New York Chase & Co. Co President & Co COO Daniel Pinto Corporate & Investment Bank

22 Alphabet Daniel Alegre

Mountain View, California

President, Global Partnerships & Strategies

23 Home Depot Jose Barra

Tim Ramirez

Atlanta, Georgia

SVP Merchandising Décor

26 Wells Fargo

Janet E. Ramos

SVP Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Operations San Antonio, Texas

Julia Rendon Reinhart

Vice President, Human Resources

Lillian Riojas

Director, Media Relations & Communications

33 Comcast Cesar Conde

EVP Global Operations

Luis Montoya

President, Latin America Beverages

Deborah Rosado-Shaw

SVP Chief Global Diversity & Engagement Officer

46 Intel Sandra L. Rivera

New Jersey

EVP Worldwide Chairman, Consumer

39 Target

Minneapolis Minnesota

Rick Gomez

Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer SVP Store Operations

Juan Galarraga Arthur Valdez

EVP Chief Supply Chain & Logistics Officer

42 Procter & Gamble Javier Polit 43 MetLife Oscar Schmidt

Cincinnati, Ohio

Chief Information Officer New York, New York

President, Latin America

44 United Parcel Atlanta, Georgia Service Chief Information Juan Perez Officer, Chief Engineering Officer

Eduardo Martinez

President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, The UPS Foundation

Archer Daniels Midland Juan Luciano Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President Chicago, Illinois Luciano joined ADM in 2011 as executive vice president and chief operating officer. He was named president in February 2014, and in January 2015 became the ninth chief executive in ADM’s 112-year history. He became chairman of the board in January 2016. Luciano serves on the boards of directors of Eli Lilly and Company, Wilmar International and Intersect Illinois, a nonprofit economic development organization created by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner.

58 HP Antonio Lucio 61 Centene

Palo Alto, California

Chief Marketing & Communication Officer St. Louis, Missouri

Senior Vice President, Marcela Communications Manjarrez-Hawn Chief Officer

62 Cisco Systems Guillermo Diaz

San Jose, California

Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

63 HCA Nashville, Tennessee Healthcare SVP Employer & Payer Kathryn Torres Engagement

70 Goldman New York, New York Sachs Group Executive Vice President, Martin Chavez Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri

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SVP & GM Network Platforms Group, Intel Corp.

48

Chairman, NBC Universal International Group

37 Johnson & Johnson Jorge Mesquita

Santa Clara, California

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Commercial Officer

Purchase, New York

Grace Puma

35 Dell Round Rock, Texas Technologies President, Chief Marius Haas

San Francisco, California

Chief Technology Officer Cop. Financial Systems & Technology

45 PepsiCo

Chicago, Illinois

31 Valero Energy

Thaddeuss Arroyo

14 Cardinal Health

27 Boeing

Chief Financial Officer Chief Diversity Officer & Global Head of Talent

REVENUE RANK 2017

United Continental Holdings Oscar Munoz 81

Chief Executive Officer Chicago, Illinois Oscar Munoz is chief executive officer of United Airlines. He brings to this position deep and broad experience in both the transportation industry and large consumer brands. Previously, Oscar served as president and chief operating officer of CSX Corporation, a premier freight transportation company. Additionally, Oscar served in various financial and strategic capacities at some of the world’s most recognized consumer brands, including AT&T, Coca-Cola Enterprises, and PepsiCo. Oscar has served on the board of directors for United Continental Holdings, Inc. since 2010 and served on the board of directors of Continental Airlines, Inc. since 2004.

83 Tech Data

Clearwater, Florida

Arlene Quinones Vice President, Investor Pablo Zurzolo 87 Coca-Cola Beatriz Perez

108 Philip Morris New York, New York International Chief Digital Officer Jamie Suarez

Richard Gonzalez

Senior Vice President, Chief Public Affairs Officer, Communications & Sustainability

Daniel Tolosa

Chief Development Officer The Coca Cola Co. Bottling Invetsments Group

VP Latin Affairs Director Mergers & Acquisitions

88 Publix Super Lakeland, Florida Markets VP Distribution Casey Suarez

97 3M

Antonio Neri is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and is responsible for the development and delivery of enterprise technology solutions and services that make Hybrid IT simple and power the Intelligent Edge. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of HPE’s Enterprise Group. Antonio led the strategy, development and introduction of many breakthrough innovations at HP and HPE, including: HPE Apollo, HPE Superdome X, HPE Synergy, HPE Cloudline, among others.

Vice President, Americas Marketing

Senior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer

Kathleen Barron

Palo Alto, California

110

Atlanta Georgia

Chicago, Illinois

SVP Govmnt and Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy St. Paul, Minnesota

Joaquin Delgado EVP Consumer Business Group

101 Capital One McLean, Virginia Financial President, Retail and Kleber Santos Direct banking

Sergio Nahuz

Head, U.S. Sales

Eduardo Luz

President US Grocery

President, Chief Executive Officer

Relations & Corporate Communications

Francisco Crespo Benitez Pete Villegas Marie Quintero-Johnston

92 Exelon

107 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Antonio Neri

AbbVie

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer North Chicago, Illinois

Leandro Balbinot VP I.T. & CIO North America 117 Mondelez Deerfield, Illinois International EVP and President Latin Alejandro America Lorenzo Marriott 127 Bethesda, Maryland International David Rodriguez Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

129 Eli Lilly and Indianapolis, Indiana Company Enrique Conterno SVP & President Lilly Diabetes and Lilly USA

130 Amgen Esteban Santos 132 Starbucks

Thousand Oaks, California

EVP Operations Seattle, Washington

Rick Gonzalez is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company employing approximately 29,000 people and marketing medicines in more than 175 countries. Prior to AbbVie’s separation from Abbott, Mr. Gonzalez was a 30-year Abbott veteran. He served as Executive Vice President, Pharmaceutical Products Group, where he led the global pharmaceutical business, including commercial operations, research and development and manufacturing. He also served as President and Chief Operating Officer, prior to a brief retirement.

137 Aflac

Adelle Infante

147 Tenet Healthcare

Director, Corporate Communications

111 Abbott Abbott Park, Illinois Laboratories Jaime Contreras SVP Core Laboratory

Diagnostics, Commercial Operations

Beto Guajardo

SVP Global Strategy Columbus, Georgia

Senior Vice President, Catherine Hernandez-Blades Chief Brand &

Communications Officer

Marie Quintana

Dallas, Texas

SVP Marketing & Communications

152 Molina Long Beach, California Healthcare Senior Vice President, Juan Jose Corporate Strategy & Orellana Marketing

114

Kraft Heinz

Bernardo Hees Chief Executive Officer, Director

153 Fluor Jose Bustamante

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bernardo Hees is Chief Executive Officer of The Kraft Heinz Company. Prior to the merger of Kraft Foods Group and the H.J. Heinz Company in 2015, Mr. Hees had been with the H.J. Heinz Company since 2013.

Before joining Heinz, Hees was the Chief Executive Officer of Burger King Worldwide, Inc., following its acquisition by 3G Capital Management in 2010. Hees also spent 12 years at American Latina Logistica (ALL), Latin America’s largest railroad and logistics provider, serving as CEO and a member of the board of directors from 2005-2010. He remains a partner at 3G Capital.

Carlos Hernandez

Irving Texas

Executive Vice President, Business Development & Strategy Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary

154 Altria Group Jose Luis Murillo

Richmond, Virginia

VP Regulatory Affairs, Altria Client Services

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EXECUTIVES REVENUE RANK 2017

F500

155 Paccar Marco A. Davila 159 Jabil

Bellevue, Washington

Vice President St. Petersburg, Florida

Sergio Cadavid 161 Visa

SVP, Treasurer California

Eduardo Perez

SVP Latin America & Caribbean Regional Risk Officer

Juno Beach, Florida 167 NextEra Energy Armando Pimentel President & CEO NextEra

Energy Resoursces

168 PG&E Corp.

Geisha Williams Chief Executive Officer, President, Director

188 Omnicom New York, New York Group Rita E Rodriguez EVP 191 PPG Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Industries Senior Vice President, Vincet Morales

Chief Financial Officer

192 Texas Dallas, Texas Instruments Vice President, Chief Rafael Lizardi

Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Finance & Operations

208 Textron

President & CEO Textron Financial Corporation Des Moines, Iowa

President Principal International

214 AES Andres Gluski President, Chief Executive Officer, Director Arlington, Virginia

173 Synchrony Stamford, Connecticut Financial EVP & Chief Consumer Alberto "Beto" Engagement Officer Casellas

During his tenure as President and CEO since 2011, Andrés has led a major reorganization and cost savings program that has transformed the company, resulting in over $250M in annual savings to-date with an additional $150M in annual savings targeted by 2020. He has been invited to serve as an expert witness at US Congressional hearings on the subject of energy policy and Latin America. In 2012, he was named International CEO of the year by Latin Trade Magazine. From 2013 to 2016, he served on President Obama’s Export Council. He currently serves on the US-Brazil CEO Forum and the US-India CEO Forum. He is a member of the Board of The AES Corporation, Waste Management and AES Gener.

179 DaVita

Tish Mendoza

Denver, Colorado

Javier J Rodriguez CEO DaVita Kidney Care 182 General Mills Mary Jane Melendez

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Executive Director, General Mills Foundation, Global Philanthropy & Volunteerism

184 Colgate- New York, New York Palmolive VP Global R&D Angel Dario Belalcazar Maria Elisa Carvajal Josue M. Munoz

VP Global Marketing Communications VP, Global Supply Chain

215 Ecolab Bobby Mendez Alex Blanco 221 Viacom Jose Tolosa

Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources & Business Services St. Paul, Minnesota

EVP President Global Service Specialty EVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer New York, New York

Chief Transformation Officer

228 Stanley Black New Britain, Connecticut & Decker Jorge A Ramirez SVP Global Emerging Markets

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Detroit, Michigan

JoAnn Chavez

VP Legal & Chief Tax Officer

Camilo Serna

VP Corporate Strategy DTE Energy

236 Mastercard

Purchase, New York

Carlos Menendez President Enterprise Partnerships

243 Automatic Data Processing Carlos Rodriguez President, Chief Executive Officer Roseland, New Jersey

R. Danny Maldonado 210 Principal Financial Luis Valdez

San Francisco, California Geisha J. Williams is Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation. She joined the company in 2007, and has more than three decades of experience in the energy industry. Under Williams’ leadership, PG&E is responsible for providing safe, reliable, affordable and clean energy to 16 million people in northern and central California. In her prior role as President, Electric, Williams led PG&E’s electric business, including transmission, distribution, power generation, nuclear operations, energy procurement and customer care. n addition to serving on the Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and its utility subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Williams is a director at the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO).

Providence, Rhode Island

232 DTE Energy

Carlos Rodriguez was named President and Chief Executive Officer in November 2011. Carlos has been with ADP since 1999, most recently as President and Chief Operating Officer since May 2011, and previously as President of National Account Services and Employer Services International. He joined ADP through its acquisition of Vincam, where he served initially as CFO for a short period before becoming President of ADP TotalSource. Under his leadership, TotalSource became the fastest growing, as well as the largest, Professional Employer Organization (PEO) in the industry.

244 Edison International Pedro Pizarro President, Chief Executive Officer Rosemead, California Pedro Pizarro has been the President and CEO of EIX since October 2016. He has held a wide range of executive positions at the EIX companies since joining EIX in 1999. Prior to his work at the EIX companies, he was a senior engagement manager with McKinsey & Company, providing management consulting services to energy, technology, engineering services, and banking clients.

253 Farmers Insurance Woodland Hills, California Exchange Sharon Fernandez President Business Insurance

255 Consolidated New York, New York Edison Robert Sanchez President and CEO, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Subsidairy of Con Edison

257 Anadarko The Woodlands, Texas Petroleum Senior Vice President, Mario Coll

Chief Information Officer

259 State Boston, Massachusetts Street Corp.

SVP Investment Manager Yvonne Garcia Services

REVENUE RANK 2017

Riverwoods, Illinois 263 Discover Financial Services EVP President Consumer Carlos Minetti

Banking

264 Praxair Eduardo Menezes

Danbury, Connecticut

Executive Vice President, Praxair, Inc.

268 Universal King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Health Services Vice President, Strategic Isa Diaz Planning & Public Affairs

269 NRG Energy Mauricio Gutierrez President, Chief Executive Officer Princeton, New Jersey Mauricio Gutierrez is President and CEO of NRG. Gutierrez joined NRG in 2004 and helped build the company from a regional wholesale generation business to a national, Fortune 500, diversified energy company. Prior to becoming President and CEO, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer. During his tenure as COO, Gutierrez led NRG's engineering and construction activities related to new generation and repowering projects.

271 Sempra Energy Dennis Arriola

San Diego, California

Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & External Affairs

283 Baxter International Jose Almeida Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer Deerfield, Illinois Joe Almeida was named chairman, president and chief executive officer of Baxter in January 2016. He is now leading the company through a period of dynamic transformation powered by accelerated innovation, operational excellence and strategic execution. Almeida is a member of the board of directors of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., a Carlyle Group Company. He also serves on the board of trustees of Partners in Health.

284 Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia Southern Robert Martinez Vice President, Business Development & Real Estate

303 SunTrust Banks Jorge Arrieta

Atlanta, Georgia

General Auditor

305 Reliance Steel & Aluminum Los Angeles, California President Feralloy Carlos Rodriguez-Borjas Corporation (Subsidairy of SRAC)

321 Conagra Brands Darren Serrao

Chicago, Illinois

Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer

327 Public Service Newark, New Jersey Enterprise Group Vice President, Chief Joseph Information Officer, Santamaria PSEG Services

333 Avis Budget Parsippany, New Jersey Group Vice President, Alice Pereira Corporate Communications

336 Calpine Rick Pena

Houston, Texas

Senior Vice President, Mergers, Acquisitions & Integration

EXECUTIVES REVENUE RANK 2017

F500

338 Crown Holdings Carlos Baila

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

John J. Diez

President Dedicated Transportation Solutions

SVP Global Procurement

342 Navistar Lisle, Illinois International EVP & COO Persio V. Lisboa 358 Campbell Camden, New Jersey Soup Francisco Fraga Chief Information

Officer, Chief Technology Officer

Xavier Boza

Frank Lopez

SVP & Chief H.R. Officer

388 National Houston, Texas Oilwell Varco Senior Vice President, Jose Bayardo

Chief Financial Officer

396 Darden Orlando, Florida Restaurants Chief Financial Officer, Rick Cardenas Senior Vice President

362 Dean Foods Josa Motta

Dallas, Texas

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

367 Quest Secaucus, New Jersey Diagnostics Senior Vice President, Lidia Fonseca

Chief Information Officer

371 Coty

New York, New York

Daniel Ramos

Chief Scientific Officer

374 DXC Tysons, Virginia Technology VP and GM Consulting Carlos Lopez-Abadia 385 Newmont Greenwood Village, Colorado Mining Marcelo Godoy VP Resource Evaluation and Mine Planning

386 Constellation Victor, New York Brands SVP Chief Technology Ricardo Bartra Officer

Diego Reynoso

SVP Finance Beer Division

387 Ryder System Robert Sanchez Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer Miami, Florida Robert E. Sanchez is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ryder System, Inc. He was named Chief Executive Officer in January 2013 and Chairman of the Board in May 2013. Over the course of two decades at Ryder, Mr. Sanchez has held many senior executive leadership positions including President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer, President of Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), Senior VP and Chief Information Officer, Senior VP of Transportation Management within Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) and VP Asset Management. Mr. Sanchez is on the Board of Directors of Texas Instruments and a member of the board’s governance and stockholder relations committee.

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402 JetBlue Airways Andres Barry

Long Island City, New York

President Jet Blue Travel Products

408 Expeditors International of Seattle, Washington Washington SVP Global Air Jose Antonio Expeditions Ubeda

assuming the top executive position at MasTec, Jose has diversified the company into the growing fields of oil and gas pipeline construction, electric transmission line construction, renewable energy, and wireless infrastructure construction while expanding its traditional communications business. He serves on the U.S. Department of Commerce National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprises.

George Pita

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

St. Petersburg, Florida 431 Raymond James Financial Senior Vice President, Tracey Communications Bustamante

443 Motorola Chicago, Illinois Solutions President, Motorola, SVP, Sergio Buniac Lenovo

445 Rockwell Milwaukee, Wisconsin Automation President Latin America Alejandro Capparelli

410 Owens-Illinois

449 American Axle & Manufacturing Detroit, Michigan Alberto L. Satine President- Driveline

Andres Lopez

456 Sealed Air

Chief Executive Officer, Director Perrysburg, Ohio As CEO, Andres Lopez’s focus is to enhance the performance of the business to benefit customers, employees, investors and other key stakeholders. Lopez has established himself as a strong and successful leader, serving as chief operating officer during 2015 and playing a leading role on the acquisition of Vitro’s Food and Beverage business in Mexico, the U.S. and Bolivia. He has also served as president of O-I Americas, with a focus on strengthening O-I’s North America operations.

Miguel Alvarez

President O-I Americas

418 Keurig Plano, Texas Dr Pepper Fernando Cortes Chief Supply Chain Officer

424 United Rentals Joshua P. Flores

Stamford, Connecticut

Region VP- Tools & Industrial Solutions

428 MasTec Jose Mas Chief Executive Officer, Director Coral Gables, Florida Jose R. Mas, is Chief Executive Officer of MasTec, Inc. Mr. Mas was appointed CEO of MasTec in 2007 and during his tenure MasTec’s revenues have more than quadrupled and earnings have grown six fold. Since

Sergio Pupkin 457 UGI G. Gary Garcia 461 AK Steel Holding Jaime Vasquez 468 Clorox Diego Barral

Charlotte, North Carolina

Vice President, Strategy- Mergers & Acquisitions King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Treasurer UGI Corp.

West Chester Ohio

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Finance Oakland, California

SVP and GM The Clorox Company

472 Yum Brands Enrique Ramirez 478 Ingredion Larry Fernandes

Louisville, Kentucky

CFO Pizza Hut Global Westchester, Illinois

SVP Chief Commercial & Sustainability Officer

479 Wyndham Parsippany, New Jersey Worldwide Senior Vice President, Nadeen Ayala

Global Communications

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482 Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Horacio Rozanski

President, Chief Executive Officer, Director McLean, Virginia

Horacio Rozanski is president and chief executive officer of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Horacio became CEO on January 1, 2015. He is involved in all aspects of managing Booz Allen’s national and international operations and workforce, leading efforts to set the firm’s business goals and growth strategy, build value for investors, and identify emerging trends that will affect clients. A respected authority and leader in the consulting industry, Horacio has expertise in business strategy, technology and operations, talent and diversity, and the future of consulting.

Hispanic Business Magazine named him to its list of the 2012 Most Influential Leaders in the United States.

Angela Messer

Chief Transformation Officer

485 Avon Rye, New York Products Miguel Fernandez Global President Liza Maldonado 494 Western Union Odilon Almeida 495 NetApp Tom Mendoza

General Manager Avon Puerto Rico & The Islands Englewood, Colorado

President Global Money Transfer, Western Union

C-SUITE STATISTICS 120

(24%) Fortune500 companies that have at least one Latino Executive at the C-Suite Level

497 Pioneer Natural Irving, Texas Resources VP & Chief Accounting Margaret Officer Montemayor

181 Latino Executives

-29 are women (roughly 20%)

Sunnyvale, California

Vice Chairman

TOTAL:

In this list we’re featuring 152 Latinos with C-Suite level:

-68 report directly to the CEO, out of approx. 3,150 Executives reporting to the CEOs of F500

*Including Heads of Corporate Foundation/ Charity and General Counsels.

16 CEOs

12 CMOs

10 CFOs

3 Heads of the Corporate Charity or Foundation

7 CIOs 14 Corporate Communication Execs.

15 General Counsels

10 Business Development V.P.s 80 Third Level Executives *do not report to CEO

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EXECUTIVES AFLAC

FOSTERING IMPACT Kaitlyn Luckow

Courtesy

Moisés Cervantes

Catherine Hernandez, Chief Brand and Communications Officer of Aflac, is a warmhearted, passionate Latina who hopes to make a positive difference in the world. And that’s exactly what she’s doing.

C

atherine Hernandez-Blades, though now the Chief Brand and Communications Officer at Aflac, didn’t start her career in the insurance world. Instead, she followed her dream of being a broadcast journalist. When that dream changed, she literally worked in rocket science, which eventually brought her to where she is now.

Hernandez-Blades’ dedication, empathy and resourcefulness make her a powerful leader on the Aflac team.

History of Her

Although Hernandez-Blades is originally from the New Orleans area, she lived in Texas and California before a family emergency brought her back to the southern United States. That is where Hernandez-Blades’ career started at Aflac.

“Everything worked out as it needed to ... I’ve been blessed,” Hernandez-Blades said. “I’ve had a very fortunate and charmed career, and it’s continued here. I am very grateful for that.” As Chief Brand and Communications Officer at Aflac, Hernandez-Blades is in charge of branding, advertising, PR and anything else you would typically find in a communications department.

Through her position at Aflac, Hernandez-Blades was able to work with a team to continue to foster a new kind of corporate culture in insurance.

Hernandez-Blades explained how Aflac was founded more than 60 years ago when three brothers dealt with their own father dying of cancer. The cancer not only took an emotional toll on their family, but a financial one, as well. So, they started an insurance company for cancer patients that paid cash directly to the policyholder to help cover expenses not covered by insurance.

That philosophy still runs Aflac today and has taught Hernandez-Blades the most important lesson she’s learned while working at the company: Making a positive impact is the most important thing you can do as a company.

Hernandez-Blades explained that companies can engage in good work and still make a profit. “Insurance companies provide a promise, but we want to be able to provide more than a promise, and that is very much ingrained in our culture,” Hernandez-Blades said. Aflac is currently working with the Aflac Cancer Center, an organization that they have given over $127 million to over the past 23 years.

Hernandez-Blades is also working on a special project involving bringing in special robots to provide comfort and communication to child cancer patients. “When you put people and the right things first and you’re authentic about it ... it is very rewarding,” Hernandez-Blades said.

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It Starts at Home

As a Latina woman working in a corporate environment, Hernandez-Blades is passionate about helping others grow, as well. She contributes her success to how she was treated at a young age. “We can’t expect anyone, minority or otherwise, regardless of gender, to show up to college and say, ‘okay, I’m going to be a CEO’ ... if you haven’t spent the past years on the fundamentals,” Hernandez-Blades said.

When Hernandez-Blades was seven, she told her parents she wanted to become a broadcast journalist. Her parents supported her, took her to the library every week in order to help her foster necessary skills. She contributes this as a key reason to her success as a Latina woman in a corporate world.

“It’s a very complex issue. ... It takes discipline and passion and the support of a village,” Hernandez-Blades said. “Everyone has to be held accountable for it, not just corporate America.”

Searching for Balance

Hernandez-Blades admitted that she isn’t exactly a model of balance and is still working on the balance between her work life and home life, but she does admit that balance is key. She also pointed out that balance changes every day depending on your circumstances. Within that balanced lifestyle, she emphasized the importance of taking care of yourself.

For her, that self-care manifests itself in taking care of others and using her position for the power of good. “I would ask everyone to consider that no matter what your job is, you can make a difference,” Hernandez-Blades said. “No matter what, you can have a positive impact on others. ...Take the time to step back and figure out how to do that so that your soul can sing.”

For her, this soul-singing has become her main motivation and continues to make her passionate about her work each and every day.

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LEADING THE GROWTH Warner Carrillo, VP of Client Engagement at Imprezzio, is a leader that creates change, sets goals and develops solutions. Furthermore, he is a leader with one thing in mind: growth.

Lorenzo Almanza

“¿QUIERES BAILAR ESTA NOCHE? Vamos al noa, noa, noa,” is the tune Warner Carrillo reminisces about when the imagery of his childhood reappears.

While it is unknown if Carrillo is much of a dancer, what is known is the Latino leaders’ knowledge of software industries and his experience in the insurance field.

The entrepreneur began his career at Farmers Insurance, and during his 15 years with the company he held a variety of roles within the company.

Carrillo first started off as a Property Claims Adjuster, then he moved on to become a Personal Lines Growth Consultant and he finished as the director for Sales Tools Strategy and Innovation.

“Farmers was a great experience for me and I met a lot of amazing people along the way,” Carrillo said. “One of my major accomplishments was the opportunity to lead the enterprise wide application of Imprezzio’s software.”

The impact Imprezzio had on Carrillo helped open a variety of opportunities for the leader and made him into one of the top industry experts.

In August 2016, the Latino innovator joined Imprezzio Inc. as Vice President of Client Engagement. His lists of duties include a variety of tasks in connection to collaboration, customer solutions and setting goals within the company.

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“KEY CONCERNS THAT I CONTINUE TO REVIEW: How can technology be developed and leveraged by agents to optimize their opportunities, adapt and excel in a world with direct insurers, web-based companies, Lemonade and other disruptors?” Carrillo said.

“That’s the question that gets me excited to go to work every morning.”

“I TYPICALLY TELL FOLKS

I mentor that anything is possible and do not let the failures get in their way,” Carrillo said.

“Failure is just a reminder that you are doing the right things. Failure leads to triumph.”

trends and best practices is key to driving Imprezzio client engagement,” Carrillo said.

The rapid growth of technology and its connection to customer service is a key installment of the company’s innovation.

Some of the benefits of working for an inclusive corporate like Imprezzio include: world-wide recognition, the presence of workers from all over and the continuous growth of the company.

“Our organization is made stronger because we work with and employ people with unique, differing and diverse points of view,” Carrillo said.

As Vice President of Imprezzio, Carrillo understands the values it par takes being a team member of a fast growing software industry.

One key question Carrillo ponders when it comes to his own team is: Does a team member have the energy and motivation to help achieve the goals for the overall team?

“I know who is going to work hard to help us achieve our goals, who I can count on for certain roles and how to get crucial projects completed,” Carrillo said.

The entrust in his team members and value of leadership are just some things that have helped the Latino leader overcome obstacles and challenges throughout his time frame within the insurance industry.

Whenever a difficult challenge approaches Carrillo sticks to his routine of: stepping outside, grabbing a drink and pondering how to handle the situation head on.

“I’m surrounded by smart people who have different experiences and points of view and if I try to see an obstacle from their standpoint, it often becomes a great opportunity or a challenge that we can solve,” Carrillo said.

Helping others and working hand in hand with one another has always been a concept the vice president stands by.

One way Carrillo sticks to his concept is through mentorship.

In the early part of his career Carrillo assisted in leading a mentorship program for the San Diego County Office of Education. One way the program helped him early on in his career, was by allowing the industry-expert to reflect on things in his life.

“One of the first people I recognized in that program was my Dad. He is a good person and an excellent role model,” Carrillo said. “I’ve learned so much from him and that was an opportunity to recognize him for his impact on my life.”

Family is a huge part of Carrillo’s life and they continue to have an impact on the leader throughout his career.

The Latino insider was born in California in a small town called Simi Valley. He is the middle child and only brother to two sisters.

“I am first-generation, born in the U.S. and my parents emigrated from Guatemala,” Carrillo said.

His parents came to the United States at the age 20 and according to Carrillo they are the true definition of the “American Dream.”

“They both have worked very hard to build a successful life here in the United States,” Carrillo said.

“They were very strict and expected us to work hard.”

The values of hard work and perseverance taught early on helped the Guatemalan American get into college and become one of the top Latino innovators.

“As a kid, I thought they were hard on me, but as a father now, I can appreciate what they did for us,” Carrillo said.

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“I LEARNED HOW TO FIGURE IT OUT ON MY OWN AND REALIZED THAT IF I WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN IN MY LIFE IT WAS UP TO ME.” “AM I GIVING BACK ENOUGH?”

is the biggest question I ask myself. Not just to the Hispanic community, but within my company, my business community, the city where I live, my mentors, my mentees and my family,” Carrillo said.

In 1994, Carrillo enrolled into El Camino College in Torrance, California where his criminal justice journey began.

After two years at El Camino, he transferred to San Diego State University.

“Determined to make my parents proud, I graduated in Criminal Justice with Sociology minor,” Carrillo said. “I learned how to figure it out on my own and realized that if I wanted to make something happen in my life it was up to me.”

The most rewarding aspect of Carrillo’s career so far has not been his journey, but “the ability to see my fingerprint on the way that people do business,” Carrillo said.

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COVER

HEWLETT-PACKARD ENTERPRISE

AT THE CORE OF INNOVATION Lola Arellano-Fryer

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ANTONIO NERI CEO OF HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE

As the First Latino CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Antonio Neri Keeps People at the Center of Technology WHEN ANTONIO NERI succeeded Meg Whitman as CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) six months ago, he became the first Latino to helm the storied technology giant.

This role is the culmination of a nearly 25-year career with the company; Neri got his start by helping customers troubleshoot their tech issues from a call center in Amsterdam.

He’s stayed with the company through multiple transitions and transformations, including Hewlett-Packard Company’s 2015 split that resulted in the creation of HPE. Originally from Argentina, Neri lived and worked in Latin America and Europe prior to moving to the United States. Neri moved with Hewlett-Packard across continents and through the ranks until he became CEO. His multi-national background gave him a unique point of view and international perspective on business that is central to what he brings to HPE as CEO. Neri is proof that Latinos bring a unique set of skills, experience, and perspective to C-suite roles.

For Neri, there are four essential elements of HPE that are at the heart of his work as CEO: the people, the company, the culture, and the technology. Here is how each of these elements is taking shape at HPE under his leadership.

The People and the Culture:

Neri’s career began early, when he was encouraged by a member of the Argentine military to forego traditional middle school in favor of a military education. From the age of 15, Neri had a hands-on role working with the navy’s technology, beginning as an engineering apprentice. These early experiences grew into Neri’s passion for engineering and technology. He continued to work for the navy while at34 LATINO LEADERS SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018

tending high school and college (the Escuela Nacional de Educación Técnica and the Universidad Tecnólogica Nacional), where he advanced his education in engineering.

For Neri, the role that mentorship played in a pivotal moment of his own life is proof that mentorship is a key ingredient when it comes to developing and nurturing talent.

According to Neri, in order to succeed, you need people around you supporting you, who will allow you “to grow, to fail, to experiment.” He recognizes, too, that this mantle must be passed down through the generations of business leaders in order to encourage the next crop of talent.

Continually nurturing future leaders is an essential element to the sustainability and big-picture growth of companies.

Nurturing talent at a macro level means creating a corporate culture that supports and sustains employees’ growth. This type of culture thrives on the right chemistry and continuous forward momentum among employees.

For Neri, building a culture that inspires and connects employees is vital to long-term success. Creating an environment that empowers leaders to make decisions is crucial for fostering engagement and inspiring innovation.

“Sometimes you need to be more hands-on, sometimes you need to recognize progress and challenge people to raise the bar,” he says.

THE CHALLENGES OF BEING A CEO: According to Neri, the CEO has the loneliest job, because it’s the CEO who’s responsible for making all the big decisions. The skills that Neri considers most important to being CEO are also skills that he’s continually working to improve: first, maintaining a clear focus on priorities; second, acting as a strong leader while not losing touch with the organization.

“SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO BE MORE HANDSON, SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO RECOGNIZE PROGRESS AND CHALLENGE PEOPLE TO RAISE THE BAR.”

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COVER

HEWLETT-PACKARD ENTERPRISE

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Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded Hewlett-Packard Company in a rented garage in Palo Alto, California

HP introduces its first computer, the HP 2116A, a versatile instrument controller for HP's growing family of programmable test and measurement products.

HP enters the business computing market with the HP 3000, a system that introduced the era of distributed data processing.

HP introduced the first personal computer, the first handheld computer, the first desktop mainframe and the first laptop, in addition to inventing thermal inkjet printing with the HP ThinkJet.

HP introduces the ProLiant server portfolio, which remains one of the most popular servers in the market today.

WHAT IS HPE NOW?

KNOWING THE COMPANY’S PAST HELPS SHAPE HIS VISION FOR HPE’S FUTURE .

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. HPE enables customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. In June 2018, the company pledged a $4B investment in intelligent edge technology, building on its leadership in this emerging and high-growth category. HPE’s goal is to bring together the brightest minds to create breakthrough technology solutions that advance the way people live and work.

The Company: NERI’S ADVICE TO FUTURE LATINO LEADERS: “When you get your head into it, you can do it,” are Neri’s words of wisdom to aspiring Latino leaders. Work hard and build others’ trust in your ability to follow through.

“You don’t usually see how many things had to fail in order to be successful,” Neri reminds. Keeping confidence in the face of failure is an essential trait of leadership.

When Neri took over the CEO role at HPE from Meg Whitman six months ago, the time was right to break a pattern of solely recruiting outside hires and to elevate from within.

Neri brought with him his long-standing connection to the company – in his words, he “knows the company inside and out.” Knowing the company’s past helps shape his vision for HPE’s future, as well as his approach to being CEO: for Neri, it’s all about long-term stability and a far-seeing vision for the future.

Neri didn’t take his call center job with Hewlett-Packard thinking that he’d be CEO someday. He did, however, join the company with ambitions: he hoped to someday become a general manager. He knew that he had a lot to bring to the table, including his international resume, multilingual ability, and engineering

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background – a combination of experience, education, and a unique, international perspective on the business of technology.

Neri credits a combination of many things for his success: hard work, dedication, and a willingness to make sacrifices were all key components that were the result of his own gumption. He also recognizes it took a bit of luck,

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Antonio Neri joins the company as a customer service engineer at a call center in Amsterdam

Hewlett-Packard Company announces plans to separate into two new publicly traded Fortune 50 companies.

Hewlett-Packard Co. embarked on the largest corporate restructuring in modern history by separating the company into two entities – Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and HP Inc.

HPE makes a number of strategic acquisitions to accelerate strategy, including high-performance computing company SGI, hyperconverged platform Simplivity, user/behavior analytics company Niara, all-flash and hybrid flash storage company Nimble Storage, cloud consulting providers Cloud Technology Partners and RedPixie, and most recently software-defined networking company Plexxi in 2018.

Antonio Neri is announced as CEO of HPE after more than 20 years working his way through the ranks.

Antonio Neri becomes CEO of HPE in February 2018.

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BY THE NUMBERS • Fiscal year 2017 combined net revenue: $37.4 billion (as reported Nov. 21, 2017)

• Revenue for the third quarter of HPE’s fiscal year 2018: $7.8 billion (as reported Aug. 28, 2018)

• Number of employees: 60,000+

01 Antonio takes the stage at HPE’s annual conference Discover Las Vegas in June 2018, his inaugural customer conference as CEO - less than six months after taking the helm as HPE’s CEO. 02 Antonio sharing his passion for soccer, World Cup, and his Argentinean roots.

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and being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes, being in the right place was the result of taking a risk when he saw the opportunity for growth. For example, he once took a lateral move to join the PC side of Hewlett-Packard, recognizing the growth potential within that sector.

Whereas others might come into the role of CEO and make drastic changes, Neri’s priority is creating predictable, sustainable growth. He is cautious to discern where innovation and disruption are needed, but not to introduce radical change for its own sake. When he stepped into the role of CEO, for example, there were some shake-ups in personnel – it was important to introduce new approaches and perspectives, Neri says – but the transitions were not as all-encompassing as they could have been under new leadership.

The Technology: LEFT BRAIN/RIGHT BRAIN: Neri proves the importance of both left- and rightbrained thinking. In his role as CEO, he merges his engineer’s logical mind with a dose of creative thinking.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Neri is multi-talented: not only is he educated as an engineer, he has also trained as a professor of art and drawing at Norel Academy in Argentina.

How does a technology giant stay nimble and move forward when the industry moves as a rapid pace? For Neri, the key is that every technological advance must make life better in some way. Technological advancement is not about making us beholden to technology, Neri cautions. For example, “[artificial intelligence] should be about helping the human, not replacing the human.”

Given this human-centered approach to technology, it’s perhaps unsurprising that Neri’s passion for technology is inextricably connected to his passion for serving customers. Neri refers to the customer as his “North Star,” in that following the customer’s needs leads to the development of technology that makes a real impact in people’s lives.

“In the end, if you focus on the customers, good things happen,” Neri says.

And this, in the end, is where success and the future of HPE under Neri’s leadership lies: at the place where technological innovation and people intersect.

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MASS MUTUAL

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TONY LOPEZ

FINANCIAL PLANNER & VISION BUILDER

EDIFYING ENTREPRENEURS Melissa Rondon

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Moisés Cervantes

After financial instability rocked his family in his youth, Tony Lopez devoted his career to helping other Latino business owners avoid the same hardships he and his family faced. He talks business, family, and building a future.

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ony Lopez, a financial planner with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) knows what it takes to build and sustain a small business, and he’s helped thousands of families achieve their financial goals. Latinos are a major driving force of the U.S. economy, operating businesses at twice the rate of the general population. According to a recent study of Latino business owners by MassMutual, Latino-run businesses now number at over 4.4 million nationwide.

Tony was born to immigrant parents from Mexico.

When his father suffered a massive stroke while he was a teenager, his mother worked two jobs to support the family while he swept floors and bussed tables to pay his way through school. He joined the financial services industry right out of college and worked his way up to sales manager. From there, he moved to Silicon Valley, where he has expanded his success working with small business owners to protect families from the hardship he experienced growing up.

According to Lopez, the 2018 MassMutual Small Business Owner Perspective Study is directed at Latino small business owners to provide strategies to maintain employee loyalty, assess the worth of their business, and alleviate the impact of illness or injury on the business. The study is also meant to help business owners put in place a plan for who will take over their businesses when they retire or pass away.

“By reading this study, they’ll find out that they’re not alone,” says Lopez. “The majority of their concerns are what’s top of mind to all business owners.” Lopez hopes to educate, organize, and prepare business owners to achieve their goals both through the study and through fostering financial planning relationships with MassMutual.

Lopez says that there are two main ways that working with a company like MassMutual can help business owners. “We can support two areas: wealth accumulation and wealth protection,” he says. These strategies include things like retirement plans and executive bonuses for key employees on the wealth accumulation side and income continuation in the event of illness or injury on the wealth protection side.

Support from a financial planner also means ensuring that businesses are financially organized and properly insured and incorporated to protect their earnings in the event of death or retirement. By

preparing your business for any circumstance, you can insulate it from harm and give it the opportunity to grow in the face of hardship. “The main benefit we provide is guiding our clients through a process where they feel safe in communicating what should happen when they pass away,” says Lopez.

According to the study, many Latinos find themselves spending more time working in their business than on their business. This means that many Latino business owners are often so overwhelmed with keeping up with day-to-day operations that they neglect the long-term planning necessary for a business to grow and prosper.

This isn’t to say that protecting the business isn’t a priority to Latinos; many say that protecting their investment and ensuring loyalty to their business are major concerns. However, long-term priorities are often overshadowed by subsistence needs. One of the benefits of working with a financial planner is that you have someone to help you achieve your goals and realize your vision even in the face of hardship, according to Lopez.

It is crucial to keep long-term planning in mind despite distractions in order to position your business favorably for long-term success. “The first

KEYS TO BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS Nurture - “Business owners need to educated, organized, and prepared for their goals.”

Envision - “What do [you] really want to create in [your] life for the next 10, 15, 20 years?

Protect - “Protect the value of business most importantly, and secondly make sure that we’re taking care of their employees who have worked really hard and have helped them get the business to where it’s at now.”

“PAINT THAT PICTURE AND THEN ILLUSTRATE IT INTO A PLAN.” step may be just a phone call to a service rep,” says Lopez. “They can design plans for your business that help align with your personal goals. That’s an incredible asset.”

It’s also important to remember that you aren’t alone, and to use the connections you have to your advantage. “Make sure you have the right team in place,” says Lopez. “Utilize people in your network who you know to build a Board of Directors for yourself: an aunt, and uncle, a cousin, or a friend who has high values and integrity”. This can help you to make decisions about your business and provide you with multiple diverse perspectives.

Your business is important not just to you, but to your employees, your community, and the economy at large. Therefore, wouldn’t you want to put as much effort into protecting it as you did in building it?

Creating and implementing a plan for your future is crucial if you want your business to flourish.

“I’VE BEEN VERY HAPPY. OUR FOCUS IS PREDOMINATELY WORKING WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SO THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY AND WHAT I EXPERIENCED DOESN’T HAPPEN TO THEIRS.”

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LATINA POWER

Another edition celebrating the successes of Latinas. The power of Latinas is a global force and continues to grow in record numbers. The U.S. Department of Labor projects that in 2024 Hispanic women’s contribution to the labor workforce will increase to 8.5%. Women are natural entrepreneurs.

In 2012, the same study revealed Latinas owned 44% of all Hispanic-owned business, generating 78.1 billion in sales and employing 470,000 people. The numbers have spoken for themselves. Here are some women that are contributing to those numbers and to this world power.

LATINAS

BNY MELLON Lola Arellano-Fryer

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Luis E. González

JEANNETTE TORRES:

CLAIMING HER SEAT AT THE TABLE Earlier this year, Jeannette Torres was named one of the 50 Most Powerful Latinas in Business.

She currently serves as the Global Head of Investor Services for BNY Mellon, a position she assumed in 2015 after moving through the company in several different leadership roles.

THE BEST ADVICE JEANETTE TORRES EVER RECEIVED Torres’s advice for Latinas in corporate america is the same advice she was given early in her career: don’t be afraid to leave your comfort zone. “Personal and professional growth only happens when we take on new challenges,” she says. Whether taking on a new role or developing a new skill, these challenges will help open pathways to career advancement.

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JEANNETTE OFF DUTY: • Coffee or tea: Coffee • Favorite hobby: Laying on the beach “IS that a hobby?”

• Favorite dessert: chocolate • Homemade dinner or a night out: Homemade dinner • Favorite travel destination: Maui, Hawaii

OR TORRES, this role comes with an important responsibility: to be a role model and champion for Latinos and women building their careers in the financial sector.

The financial world is developing apace with the speed of technology, Torres says, making it a dynamic and exciting place to work. The services and products BNY Mellon, and other financial companies, can offer to clients is constantly evolving, and this trend is showing no sign of slowing. The rapid pace of change presents a wealth of exciting challenges.

Being a Latina working in the financial sector also comes with a unique set of challenges. Often, she will find herself being the only woman, and the only Latina, in the room. For Torres, this lack of diversity requires change at both an individual and systemic level: both taking and making places at the table.

Torres attained her current role thanks to a mentor who helped open the opportunity to her, as well as gave her the confidence to seize it. Given this personal experience, she is quick to recognize the potential impact she can have as a mentor to others. Leading by example is also essential, she believes. “It’s important to… have integrity and be transparent and honest,” she says. “A leader who has these qualities will inspire and motivate people.”

Even though opportunities for women in corporate America have grown steadily for the past 30 years, Torres says, there still aren’t enough women occupying corporate leadership roles. Growing that number is essential, since it empowers more women to impact and shift the corporate landscape. Diversity is an asset for companies, enabling progress and innovation. “We see time and time again that the best ideas come from a team that has a diverse footprint,” Torres says. She appreciates that BNY Mellon is committed to diversity. The company’s large size creates opportunities for networking and growth, creating advancement potential for a diverse group of people.

So what’s it like to be one of the 50 Most Powerful Latinas in America? For Torres, it’s enabled her to forge new connections and given her additional resources for seeking advice and sourcing new talent. In other words, it’s provided her even more chances to foster a new generation of Latinas in finance.

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LATINAS PANEL

POWER OF THE LATINAS Two powerful Latinas share insights on what the true definition of a Latina is, the trials they still face in the workplace, and their forward-looking contribution to our future.

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Latino Leaders: Besides culture, race, ethnicity‌what makes a Latina?

Karen Elmir: Being born into a Latin America family is in my opinion what makes a Latina. Practices and hobbies of the Latin culture are very unique. I think that someone’s favorite foods; housekeeping habits, spiritual practices and beloved hobbies can definitely classify a person as Latina.

Ana Flores: Our passion for life, laughter, time with friends and family and knowing when just to take it easy.

What are some of the obstacles Latinas have faced and still continue to face to this day?

KE: Immigration is one of the biggest obstacles Latinas face today. Latin immigrant families whether documented or undocumented face serious challenges upon entering and living in the U.S. The loss of the Latin community and other social supports make Latinas vulnerable to stress, depression and a host of other complications.

AF: Since Latinas are such a diverse group and come from so many different backgrounds, it's really hard to generalize and speak for all of us. Yet, it's precisely that misconception that we're a homogenous group that has been very damaging to us and the perfect vehicle to perpetuate the stereotypes that we're hot, sexy and loud.

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KAREN ELMIR

CEO THE ELMIR GROUP

ANA FLORES

FOUNDER #WEALLGROW LATINA NETWORK

What kind of value can Latinas bring to a business or a corporate?

KE: I can’t speak for all Latina’s out there, but when I was a child, my father always instilled me with a strong sense of family and of community. I recognize how important it is to have a bond with the people you do business with and to get to know them beyond surface level small talk. This has greatly helped me in my career- as I always make sure to be mindful to the wants and needs of prospective buyers in order to match them with their dream home. I think that this is an important quality that translates across all industries and corporate sectors.

AF: The type of perspective any capable woman can.

What mindset should we reject if we ever want to see Latinas progress?

KE: I think addressing foreign policy is a mindset we should reject if we want to see Latina progress. Learning to make intersectional connections not only among our own communities, but with other constituencies who are also feeling the heat from the new administration. What seems to be required is an extended process of translation, where all the ideas are generating in gatherings like these, and in our institutions, bodegas, and street corners, are turned into something that resembles a viable Latino future.

AF: That Latinas don't help each other.

The #WeAllGrow community is proof that precisely because we've had a collaboration mindset from the start, we've been What has kept you from giving up? able to together create a thriving industry.

KE: I am an extremely determined person.

Growing up, who was your mentor?

I know that I can do anything I set my mind to. I also have an extremely close knit sup- KE: My father’s leadership has guided port system who wouldn’t let me give up me all throughout my life. My father is no matter how hard I tried. a recognized leader in environmental AF: The absolute and fierce conviction I and public health and has served as Mihave for the Latina community and that ami-Dade County Health Departments our voices and stories matter and de- Administrator for the Division of Enviserve an equal platform. I don't need a ronmental Health and Engineering since lot to keep clearing the path and I know 1994. My father has always showed me obstacles are a given, but I just take how to adapt and take direction in a them on as a learning opportunity and world of so much diversity. It is this ability that helps me grow. the gateway to a new path.

AF: I didn't really have any. I grew up in El Salvador and was always different than everyone else around me because I was such a nonconformist. That taught me to really listen to and trust my own intuition.

Why is important for Latinas to have mentors?

KE: I think mentors are important for everyone to have, no matter race, ethnicity, age or culture. Mentors provide you with a different perspective on situations and can offer advice to steer you in the right direction.

AF: For young Latinas, it's important because we want them to be able to see women like them in successful roles and/or taking on full control of their lives. They also need sponsors that will open up doors for them and validate their worth.

What kind of impact would you like to have?

KE: One of my biggest aspirations is to serve as a mentor to young women and men – both professionally and in everyday life. We are capable of anything we put our minds to – and its easy to forget that sometimes. Having a strong support system has enabled me to get to where I am today, and I’d love to be able to provide that to others.

AF: To have a global community of Latinas that are connecting and learning from each other to elevate all our voices and stories.

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LATINAS

JACKIE HERNANDEZ

FROM INFLUENCER TO ENTREPRENEUR

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As the first ever Latina YouTube influencer to start her own cosmetics line, Jackie Hernandez is making a splash in the beauty industry. It all began with a YouTube channel that has over 2 million followers and has resulted in the launch of J’dez, a cosmetic line available in the US, the European Union, and parts of Latin America.

BORN AND RAISED in Guadalajara Mexico, Jackie Hernandez had a humble childhood. At the age of 17, she and her four sisters emigrated to the United States. The journey wasn't easy and she recalls her parents, determined to secure a better life for their daughters, making sacrifices to get them to California.

"Seeing the struggle and everything they've done for myself and my sisters makes me do better every day."

Hernandez’s social media success too came from humble beginnings. She confesses that she didn't really know what social media was or how to use it at the start. It all began as a hobby and her only goal was to share what she’d learned in cosmetic school with other girls who wanted to improve their makeup skills.

Now, with over two million subscribers across her multitude of YouTube channels, Hernandez is one of the most influential beauty gurus in the Hispanic market. "I like the fact that I get to inspire other women to follow their dreams. I feel like when you have such a big reach you have to do things to inspire others to be the best version of themselves." She in turn gets her inspiration from past experiences, other influencers, trends in the cosmetic world, and even her followers who inspire her just as much as she inspires them.

At the time of starting her YouTube channel, Hernandez was unknowingly embarking upon a path that would eventually lead to realizing her life-long dream of launching her own cosmetics brand, J'dez. Hernandez is the first ever Latina YouTube influencer to start her own cosmetics line. After years of saving, she completely self-funded the launch, proving to budding entrepreneurs out there that it is possible to realize your dreams.

The transition to entrepreneur has been challenging yet exciting for Hernandez who considers the launch of the company one of her proudest moments. “I’m very proud of creating this brand and taking the risk to do so. I love and enjoy doing YouTube but it is not mine 100%.”

J'dez, just barely a year old, is already a success. "Even though we are a small makeup brand, people have received 44 LATINO LEADERS SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018

ABOUT J’DEZ • Founded by YouTube beauty & lifestyle guru, Jackie Hernandez (a.k.a.

MakeupByJH), J’dez is an international cosmetics company and online beauty destination. Our customerfirst brand is dedicated to empowering mujeres through bilingual beauty positive education. J’dez brings together the glamour and quality of a luxury product and the affordability of a a mass product to bring all cosmetics aficionados the simple kind of beauty.

"IF I CAN DO IT THEN ANYBODY CAN DO IT. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PUTTING IN THE HARD WORK AND TRYING TO BE A BETTER PERSON EVERY DAY."

it with a lot of love" Focused on the markets where a majority of her followers reside, Hernandez and her company are bringing a blend of luxurious and affordable makeup products to Latin America. Hernandez has big plans for the future of J'dez with the next steps focused on launching the line in Costa Rica, Boliva, and Chile and then expanding the existing presence in Mexico and the US. Hernandez is creating a legacy not only for the Hispanic population but also for influencers with similar dreams of launching their own company. She hopes that they will remember that they started a YouTube channel with an end goal in mind and that they can achieve their dreams. "Even if it's hard or seems impossible, just do it! Nothing is impossible. You just have to put the work in."

MOST INFLUENTIAL LATINOS

We are more than excited to reveal our 2018 list of the Most Influential Latinos in the country. In this edition and similar to the 2017 list, we have divided the list into eight categories: Culture, Voices, Business, Sports, Community, Government, Science, and Finances. We have newcomers like Cristina Jimenez, Co-founder of United We Dream, the largest organization for DREAMers, Eduardo Diaz, Director of the Smithsonian Latino Center. We also include all CEOs of the F500 companies like Antonio Neri, Pedro Pizarro, Geisha Williams, among many others. We have also included those that each year continuously advocate for Latinos. Leaders like Maria Teresa Kumar, Sol Trujillo, Congressman Luis Gutierrez, and Dr. Q from Mayo Clinic. In the following pages you will discover how each leader has changed the narrative for Latinos.

These leaders have turned a belief into an action, a skill into a gift, and a position into impact. Their actions have resonated through communities, companies, and societies. This is the future of America.

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LALO ALCARAZ

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from San Diego State University, Master's degree in Architecture from University of California, Berkeley.

• Married @laloalcaraz

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• Mexican-American • Born:1964 in San Diego, CA • Bachelor's in Art and Industrial Design

• Mexican • Born: February 14, 1958 in Veracruz,

Mexico

95%

AGUSTÍN ARTEAGA EUGENE MCDERMOTT DIRECTOR OF DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART

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EDUARDO DIAZ

• B.A in Architecture from Universidad

Metropolitana de México, M.A. and Ph.D from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México • Married @DallasMuseumArt

• Bachelor's in Latin American Studies

from San Diego State University, Law degree from the University of California at Davis @SLC_Latino

DIRECTOR OF THE SMITHSONIAN LATINO CENTER

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GUSTAVO ADOLFO DUDAMEL

• Venezuelan • Born: January 26, 1981 in

Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela • Latin American Academy of Violin.

• Divorced @gustavodudamel

MUSIC DIRECTOR AT SIMON BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA/ MUSIC AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC

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ISABEL ALLENDE AUTHOR

• Chilean-American • Born: August 2, 1942 in Lima, Peru • Secondary studies • Divorced @isabelallende

Experience Lalo Alcaraz is best known for his comic La Cucaracha, the first nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino daily comic strip. Launched in 2002, La Cucaracha has become one of the most controversial in the history of American comic strips. He is also the creator of "Daniel D. Portado", a satirical Hispanic character who in 1994 called on Mexican immigrants to return south—""reverse immigration"—as a response to the controversial Proposition 187. A leading figure in the Chicano movement, Alcaraz also contributes political cartoons for LA Weekly and hosts a radio show on KPFK called the "Pocho Hour of Power."

He also contributed a work of art to the 2008 Obama campaign called "Viva Obama." Alcaraz led a social campaign in response to Disney's attempt to trademark El Dia de los Muertos for Disney film, "Coco". He won and was then hired by Pixar to consult on the film.

Agustin Arteaga formerly served as the director of the Museo Nacional de Arte (MUNAL) in Mexico City, one of Mexico’s largest and most prominent cultural institutions, presenting work from the mid-16th through the mid-20th centuries.

Arteaga has organized more than 100 exhibitions over the course of his career, including major monographic presentations of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Diego Rivera. Arteaga was decorated as a Chevalier in the French Republic’s Order of Arts and Letters in 1998, and he received the Ohtli Award from the government of Mexico in 2013, which is the highest honor bestowed to Mexican citizens for support of Mexican culture abroad. He also organized Mexico's Modern Art Exhibition México 1900–1950: Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, José Clemente Orozco, and the Avant-Garde in Dallas, TX making it the only first and only stop in the U.S. Eduardo Díaz is the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center and a 30-year veteran of arts administration. Díaz is responsible for the management and delivery of exhibitions, public and educational programs and the Latino Center’s Latino Virtual Museum. During his tenure, he has spearheaded several projects, including the exhibitions “Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art” and “Cerámica de los Ancestros: Central America’s Past Revealed.” Current research initiatives include the Caribbean Indigenous Legacies Project and the Latino D.C. History Project. From 1981 to 1999, Díaz served as the director of Cultural Affairs for the City of San Antonio. He is currently a member of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture.

Gustavo Dudamel was the son of a trombonist and a voice teacher. He studied

music from an early age, with El Sistema, and took up the violin at age ten. In 1999, he was appointed music director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, the national youth orchestra of Venezuela. Dudamel has won a number of conducting competitions, including the Gustav Mahler Conducting Prize in Germany in 2004.

In 2013, Dudamel conducted the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra during the funeral of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. In 2015, Dudamel conducted both the opening and end titles, for the official motion picture soundtrack and film of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. In 2018, the 100th Year Anniversary of the LA Philharmonic, Dudamel will conduct the orchestra in a special season where he will showcase versitility by collaborating with artists like Katy Perry, Chris Martine, Herbie Hancock, and others.

Chilean author Isabel Allende won worldwide acclaim when her bestselling first

novel, The House of the Spirits, was published in 1982. She has since written 22 more works. Allende, who has received dozens of international tributes and awards over the last 30 years, describes her fiction as “realistic literature,” rooted in her remarkable upbringing and the mystical people and events that fueled her imagination. In addition to her work as a writer, Allende also devotes much of her time to human rights. Following the death of her daughter, Paula, in 1992, she established in her honor a charitable foundation dedicated to the protection and empowerment of women and girls worldwide. She has been awarded 15 international honorary doctorates and more than 60 awards in over 15 countries.

In 2017, she published her latest novel, In The Midst of Winter.

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87%

MOCTESUMA ESPARZA PRODUCER, ACTIVIST

CA • B.A. of Theatre Arts-Motion Pictures, Television, M.F.A. of Theatre Arts-Motion Pictures, TV from the University California Los Angeles • Married

the trail for Chicano/Latino on-screen stories since the 1970s. His documentary short “Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country” received an Academy nod in 1978. His most popular work includes Selena and The Milagro Beanfield War and the HBO film Walkout. Recognizing the need for more cinemas to screen Latino and ethnically diverse films as well as Hollywood fare, Esparza launched the Maya Cinema multiplex chain; there are now six across the U.S. with a seventh location opening in Dallas, TX.

University Graduate School of Journalism • Married @Enrique_Acevedo

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JAIME CAMIL

• Mexican • Born: July 22, 1973 in Mexico City • Bachelor's in Business Administration

from Universidad Anáhuac

• Married

@jaimecamil

One of the freshest faces of Univision journalism team, Enrique Acevedo has

covered some of the most important events. He is the anchor for Noticiero Univision late-night edition. He has been the recipient of a News & Documentary Emmy Award in the Outstanding Newscast or News Magazine category. He has interviewed some of the most influential figures in the world including President Barack Obama, philanthropist Melinda Gates, Nobel Peace Prize winners Jody Williams, Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan and Juan Manuel Santos, as well as many other global leaders in the fields of science, finance and technology. He's credibility has been steadily expanding among the Hispanic American community.

Mexican actor Jaime Camil has made his print in America. He is best known for his roles as Fernando Mendiola in La fea más bella and Rogelio de la Vega in Jane the Virgin. He has recorded four platinum selling albums and has led many musicals in Mexico City including West Side Story, Hook, Aladdin, El diluvio que viene and more. In 2005, he led the Broadway-bound musical The Mambo Kings.

In 2018, he won the Choice TV Actor-Comedy category of the Teen Choice Awards for his incredible role in Jane the Virgin.

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ROSARIO DAWSON

• Puerto Rican-Cuban • Born: May 9, 1979 in New York, NY • Lee Strasberg Institute • Single

@rosariodawson

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AMERICA GEORGINE FERRERA

• Honduran-American • Born: April 18, 1984 in Los Angeles,

CA • Major in International Relations from University of Southern California • Married @americaferrera

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MARIA HINOJOSA JOURNALIST AND HOST OF LATINO USA

• Mexican-American • Born: July 2, 1961 in Mexico, City • B.A. from Barnard College • Married @Maria_Hinojosa

Rosario Dawson is an American actress and activist. Her film debut in the 1995

controversial teen drama Kids launched a huge career which has been a mix of Hollywood big budget films and indie movies. She is also very politically active.

Dawson is Co-founder of Voto Latino. Very involved with the Lower East Side Girls Club, she supports numerous charities including environmental group Global Cool, the ONE Campaign, Operation USA, Oxfam, Amnesty International, among others. Dawson is a spokeswoman for TripAdvisor.com's philanthropy program, More Than Footprints, Conservation International, Doctors Without Borders, National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy, and Save The Children.

Dawson partnered with SodaStream International in launching the first annual Unbottle the World Day, a campaign conceived in an effort to raise awareness to the impact of cans and plastic bottles on the environment.

With 41 film and TV credits, America Ferrera has built a solid resume of high-

quality roles in major Hollywood films, live action and animation. Best known for her hit series Ugly Betty, the US version of Betty la Fea, the hit Latin American novella, Ferrera’s performance as the nerdy, ever-optimistic fashion magazine assistant in a viper’s nest of ‘fashionistas’ won hearts for 85 episodes, and broke barriers for Latinas on network TV. Her performance even received congressional congratulation by the US House of Representatives, for being a role model for young Hispanics. Recognized in 2007 by “TIME Magazine” as one of the “Most Influential People in the World,” Ferrera’s bright smile is insured for $10 million

by Lloyds of London. She was also the opening speaker for the Women's March on Washington in 2017. In 2018, she published her first book American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures.

For 25 years, Maria Hinojosa has been covering all sorts of issues for radio and TV networks like National Public Radio, CBS and CNN. A winner of four Emmys and other national and international awards, Hinojosa is known for also covering underreported issues, Latinos and other communities. She hosts the radio show Latino USA on National Public Radio since 1992. In 2010 she founded the Futuro Media Group. Hinojosa taught at DePaul University as the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz chair of the Latin American and Latino Studies program in 2013. She is also the author and mastermind of two books including a motherhood memoir, Raising Raul: Adventures Raising Myself and My Son. In 2018, Futuro Media Group acquired digital news outler Latino Rebels.

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• Mexican • Born: March 6, 1978 in Mexico City • Master´s in Journalism from Columbia

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A prolific producer with 31 credits, Oscar-nominated Moctezuma Esparza blazed

@MoctesumaE

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LEJUAN JAMES

• Puerto Rican-Dominican • Born: February 19, 1990 in Puerto Rico • Single @LeJuan__James

Internet star LeJuan James quickly connected with Latinos across the nation

through his video depicting Latino culture and family life. His comedic videos poke fun at Hispanic parenting. He began as a viner and grew his following. He now has an even greater following on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. He currently has two million followers on Instagram, 122k followers on Twitter, and 165K subscribers on YouTube. He has collaborated with various brands to promote events, products, and initiatives. In 2018, he was recipient of Hispanicize 2018 Latinovator Award.

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EVA LONGORIA- BASTÓN ACTRESS, ACTIVIST, PHILANTHROPIST

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Christie, TX • Bachelor's of Science in Kinesiology from Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Master's in Chicano Studies from California State University, Northride • Married @EvaLongoria

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• Mexican-American • Born: March 15, 1975 in Corpus

92%

JENNIFER LOPEZ

• Puerto Rican • Born: July 24, 1969 in Castle Hill, NY • Divorced @Jlo

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STEVEN M. LOPEZ

• Spanish-Italian • Born: 1953 in Pittsburg, CA • San Jose State University @LATstevelopez

JOURNALIST AT LOS ANGELES TIMES

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LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA

• Puerto Rican-American • Born: January 16, 1980 in New York,

New York • Theater Studies at Wesleyan University • Married @Lin_Manuel

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• Colombian • Born: May , 1985 in Medellin,

Colombia

85%

JOSE ALVARO OSORIO BALVIN "J BALVIN" SINGER

• Single

@JBALVIN

Eva Longoria was cast in her most iconic role to date as Gabrielle Solis in

ABC’s Desperate Housewives, which ran from 2004 to 2012. Eva is also an active philanthropist founding the Eva Longoria Foundation to help Latinas build better futures through education and entrepreneurship. She is also the cofounder of Eva´s Heroes in San Antonio. Eva's Heroes is a non-profit that benefits developmentally disabled children. She has received numerous awards for her work and philanthropy. Among them are awards from Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the National Hispanic Leadership Institute, The National Civil Rights Museum, Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, and the Mayor of Los Angeles.

Through her work and charity, Eva continues to remain active, empowering Latinos to create better futures.

Jennifer López broke the glass ceiling for Latinas in entertainment as the first

Latina actress to be paid more than $1 million as result of her leading role in the 1997 biopic Selena. López has released eight studio albums, and many singles.

López again made history as a judge in the last five seasons of American Idol.

With a new Las Vegas ‘residency’ at Planet Hollywood, her earnings keep pace with her ambition. On July 21st, 2016, her production company announced López’ latest TV deal: a 10 episode: “World of Dance”, a reality show on NBC. As of 2016, López ‘net worth is estimated at 320 million. In 2018, she was awared the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, making the the first Latin performer to receive this recognition since its introduction in 1984.

Steven Lopez has written for the LA Times since 2001. His humanity has touched millions of loyal readers. Lopez’ series of columns about his unlikely relationship with schizophrenic bassist, Nathaniel Anthony Ayers became the subject of a national best-selling book, The Soloist, winner of the PEN USA Literary Award for Non-Fiction, and the subject of a Dream Works movie by the same name. Ayers and Lopez's relationship was also nationally highlighted in the March 22, 2009, episode of 60 Minutes. He wrote the novels Third and Indiana, The Sunday Macaroni Club, and "In the Clear." He has also compiled a collection of his works from The Philadelphia Inquirer titled Land of Giants, and a collection of Los Angeles Times columns called "Dreams & Schemes". In 2011, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is best known for creating and starring in the Broadway

musicals Hamilton and In the Heights. Hamilton has won 11 Tony awards and Pulitzer prize. Miranda wrote the book, music, and lyrics for both shows, in addition to starring in the title role. He has personally won a Pulitzer Prize, two Grammys, an Emmy, an Olivier, a MacArthur "Genius" Award, and three Tony awards, among others. Lin Manuel's work and talent has placed him on the very notorious list of the Most Influential People created by Time Magazine. His recently debuted his music video "Immigrants". The track was taken from The Hamilton Mixtape. The song that was released in late 2016, debuted as No. 1 on the charts. He is set to star in the upcoming film Mary Poppins Returns in theatres at the end of 2018.

José Álvaro Osorio Balvin, known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian reggaeton singer. His success goes beyond Latin American markets. His crossover with artists like, Beyonce, Liam Payne, Pharrell Williams, David Guetta, Camila Cabello, and Major Lazer. His music is experimental and has crossed genres. On August 2017, Mi Gente topped the Global Top 50 on Spotify, and later reached one billion views on YouTube. Mi Gente won the 2018 award for the Latin Rhythm Song of the Year from Billboard Latin Music Awards, the 2018 award for Best Latin from MTV Video Music Awards. JBalvin's is considered to be a gamechanger in the industry.

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GINA RODRIGUEZ

@jorgeramosnews

• Puerto Rican-American • Born: July 30, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois • Tisch School of the Arts • Single @HereIsGina

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CARLOS SANTANA

• Mexican-American • Born: July 20, 1947 in Autlan de

Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico

• Secondary studies • Married @SantanaCarlos

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Gina Rodriguez is a Golden Globe winner for her portrayal of Jane Villanueva in the hit TV comedy Jane the Virgin. Rodriguez, whose TV career began with Law and Order, became known for her work on the soap opera Bold and the Beautiful, is a now a red-hot Hollywood star. Aware of the power of images in media, Gina consciously avoids roles that perpetuate negative stereotypes. The actress is also penning a book honoring her father Genaro Rodríguez, “I Can and I Will: Tools My Daddy Gave Me.” Rodriguez is also politically active. She publically endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. Her activism has continued into her social media accounts. She religiously created the hashtag #MovementMondays in which she showcases a Latino or Latina. In 2018, Netflix bought the live-action film rights for Carmen Sandiego, with Rodriguez voicing the main character.

A music legend with a career spanning nearly 50 years, Carlos Santana has influenced an entire genre of Latin-infused rock. “Rolling Stone” listed Santana, who has won 10 Grammys and three Latin Grammys, at number 20 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He also is the recipient Billboard Latin Music Awards’ 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award. At 67, Santana just keeps going on, recording performing sold-out dates around the world. The Milagro Foundation, established by Santana in 1998, has granted more than $5 million dollars to supporting underserved children and youth in the areas of arts, education and health.

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering

Joe Almeida was named chairman, president and chief executive officer of Baxter

• American • Born: 1964 in San Francisco • B.S. in Mathematics and Computer

Thaddeus Arroyo was appointed Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Business in December 2016. He is responsible for the company's integrated global Business Solutions organization, which serves more than 3 million business customers in nearly 200 countries and territories, including nearly all of the world's Fortune 1000 companies. He was named one of CNET en Español’s “20 Most Influential Latinos in Technology” in 2015; named to the CIO Hall of Fame by CIO Magazine for “profoundly shaping the technology-driven business landscape” in 2014; and earned MIT Sloan’s CIO Leadership Award for “delivering business value and innovative use of IT in exceptional ways” in 2014.

• Mexican-American • Born: June 11, 1947 in San Antonio,

With a long career in community-building, Henry Cisneros varied career includes

from Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

89%

JOSE ALMEIDA

in January 2016. He is now leading the company through a period of dynamic transformation powered by accelerated innovation, operational excellence and strategic execution. Almeida is a member of the board of directors of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., a Carlyle Group Company.

He also serves on the board of trustees of Partners in Health.

CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF BAXTER

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THADDEUS ARROYO

Science from University of Texas at Arlington, MBA from Southern Methodist University • Married

CEO OF AT&T BUSINESS

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HENRY CISNEROS CHAIRMAN OF CITYVIEW AND PRINCIPAL OF SEIBERT CISNEROS SHANK

Texas • B.A. and M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning, from Texas A&M University, Master’s in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, DPA from George Washington University • Married

stints as mayor, housing developer, and TV corporate owner. He is now taken another role as a sort of “evangelizer” of climate change to the business sector, helping to shape public opinion on the subject. He was appointed to Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1992 and worked to revitalize several of the country’s public housing developments with new policies, which helped grow the home ownership rate in the country. Cisneros was also president and chief executive officer of Univision Communications and continues to serve on its board. He has served as the president of the National League of Cities, deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and Habitat for Humanity International.

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JORGE RAMOS

Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Master’s in International Studies from the University of Miami • Divorced

In 2016, respected, Emmy-winning anchor Jorge Ramos came face to face with the enemy. Rudely ejected from a press conference of GOP presidential nominee, Trump, for asking hard questions, Ramos’ dignity did not waver even as he appeared stunned by the naked racism directed at him, as a journalist representing Mexicans in America.

Mexican-born Ramos came to the U.S. in the 80s; in that time, he has become the most trusted face of Latino journalism. Named "the voice of the voiceless", Ramos has co-anchored Noticiero Univision for nearly three decades, covering major events from wars to the September 11 terrorist attacks. He has interviewed US and Latin American presidents and Nobel Prize winners, like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, among others. He also hosts Univision’s “Al Punto” and Fusion’s English-language “America with Jorge Ramos.” He has authored 11 books and writes a column distributed in more than 40 newspapers.

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• Mexican • Born: March 16, 1958 in Mexico City • Communications from Universidad

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• Bolivian • Born: December 9, 1970 in La Paz,

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• B.S. in Economics and Finance from

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MARCELO CLAURE

Marcelo Claure, former CEO of Sprint Corporation and the current COO of SoftBank Group Corp., is one of a handful of Latino CEO’s of multi-billion dollar companies. Sprint, now the 4th largest wireless network in the US as of March 2016, ranked number 87 on the Fortune 500 before Japan’s SoftBank acquired an 80% ownership. He is now the COO of SoftBank Group Corp. and the CEO of SoftBank International.

@marceloclaure

COO OF SOFTBANK GROUP CORP., CEO OF SOFTBANK INTERNATIONAL

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NANETTE COCERO

• B.S. in Chemistry from Cornell

University, M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Pharmacology from University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School @pfizer

REGIONAL PRESIDENT OF EMERGING MARKETS PFIZER INNOVATIVE HEALTH

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CESAR CONDE CHAIRMAN NBC UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP AND TELEMUNDO INTERPRISES

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CASTULO DE LA ROCHA

• Peruvian-Cuban • Born: December 8, 1973 in New York

City, NY • B.A from Harvard University and M.B.A from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania • Married

EDUARDO DIAZ

Cesar Conde exploded through the executive ranks at Univision to become one

of the youngest presidents of an American broadcast network at the age of 36 in 2009. While at the Spanish-language network, he held half a dozen senior positions, from special assistant to the CEO, to VP and operating manager of the Galavisión Network to vice president Univision’s sales and business development.

In 2013, Conde joined NBC Universal, where he served as an executive vice president prior to his promotion to Chairman. He has led multiple social and community initiatives throughout his time in Univision and Telemundo.

• Mexican-American • Born: 1948 • B.A. in Political Science from University

Castulo De la Rocha has made a name for himself nationally as a foremost

• Mexican • Bachelor's and MBA from Universidad

Eduardo Diaz founded EYM Group in 2008. EYM Group is a multi-brand franchisee company of Denny's, Burger King and Pizza Hut restaurants. Their restaurants are located in Texas, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, and South Carolina. Diaz is considered one of the most important franchise leaders in the nation.

of California in Santa Barbara, J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California in Berkeley

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Health Pharma segment in New York City. This includes innovative products, vaccines, and oncology. Cocero manages about 3,000 employees in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and emerging Asia Pacific countries. She is responsible for developing new strategies to bring Pfizer’s innovative medicines to a larger number of patients in emerging economies. In 2012, Nanette played a leadership role in introducing Pfizer’s breakthrough medicine against lung cancer in China. During her 15 years at Pfizer, Nanette has faced many challenges, and is always gratified when she is able to enable access to crucial and life-saving medicines. Cocero led the completion of the PfizerWyeth merger in Spain in 2010; her efforts resulted in a larger portfolio of specialty care medicines for Spanish patients. This is what Cocero lives for; the opportunity to serve patients with medical needs is her privilege and a responsibility.

@cesarconde_

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION

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Nanette Cocero is Regional President for Emerging Markets in Pfizer’s Innovative

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advocate for affordable health care to struggling Latino communities. He holds several degrees from top tier universities, including a Juris Doctorate from Berkeley. Since joining AltaMed in 1977, the company has grown exponentially under his tenure to now serve communities in the L.A and Orange County area.

AltaMed today is the largest FQHC in the state of California and number one in the nation, delivering more than one million patient visits annually across nearly 50 medical, dental and PACE sites in Los Angeles and Orange counties. In 2017, he was awarded the Medallion of Excellence from CHCI.

FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF EYM GROUP

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ANDRES GLUSKI PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE AES CORPORATION

• Venezuelan • Born: Venezuela • Wake Forest University, MA and PhD

in Economics from the University of Virginia @AndresGluski

During his tenure as President and CEO since 2011, Andrés Gluski has led a major reorganization and cost savings program that has transformed the company, resulting in over $250M in annual savings to-date with an additional $150M in annual savings targeted by 2020. Under Andrés’ leadership, first as COO and currently as CEO, AES’ operational excellence was recognized with an unprecedented five of the last nine International Edison Awards given by the Edison Electric Institute for innovation and operational improvements. Andrés established sustainability and corporate social responsibility goals that resulted in AES’ inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America for the past four years and designation as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for four years in a row by the Ethisphere® Institute.

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Rick Gonzalez is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company employing approximately 29,000 people and marketing medicines in more than 175 countries. Prior to AbbVie’s separation from Abbott, Mr. Gonzalez was a 30-year Abbott veteran. He served as Executive Vice President, Pharmaceutical Products Group, where he led the global pharmaceutical business, including commercial operations, research and development and manufacturing. He also served as President and Chief Operating Officer, prior to a brief retirement.

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JUAN GONZALEZ MORENO CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF GRUMA AND GIMSA

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MAURICIO GUTIERREZ

• Mexican • Born: August 23, 1957 in Monterrey,

Nuevo Leon, Mexico • B.B.A. from Universidad Regiomontana, M.B.A. from University of San Diego • Married @GrumaGlobal

• Mexican • B.Sc. In Industrial Engineering from

Universidad Panamericana, M.Sc. In Mineral Economics from Colorado School of Mines, M.Sc. In Petroleum Economics from IFP School

Juan González Moreno is Chairman and CEO of GRUMA and GIMSA, the

world’s leading producers of corn and flour tortillas and wheat-flour related food products. In 2014, Gruma reported revenues of 3.8 billion. In 2016, it was reported that Gruma/Mission Foods contributed US$4 million dollars to create a Mexico-Texas bilateral relations center “The Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center” to provide a solid foundation for developing a better understanding of the unique relationship between Mexico and Texas in political, economic, social, and cultural matters. This educational center will make recommendations on public policies and encourage debate and research in order to improve the strategic relationships between Mexico, Texas, and the United States. in 2013, González Moreno was named #20 in “Los 100 empresarios mas importantes de Mexico” (Mexico’s 100 important executives) in Expansion magazine.

Mauricio Gutierrez joined NRG in 2004 and helped build the company from a regional wholesale generation business to a national, Fortune 500, diversified energy company. Prior to becoming President and CEO, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer. During his tenure as COO, Gutierrez led NRG's engineering and construction activities related to new generation and repowering projects.

@NRGMauricio

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NRG

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BERNARDO HEES

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics from

Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, MBA from the University of Warwick in England, OPM degree from Harvard Business School @KraftHeinzCo

Prior to the merger of Kraft Foods Group and the H.J. Heinz Company in 2015, Bernardo Hees had been with the H.J. Heinz Company since 2013. Before joining Heinz, Hees was the Chief Executive Officer of Burger King Worldwide, Inc., following its acquisition by 3G Capital Management in 2010. Hees also spent 12 years at American Latina Logistica (ALL), Latin America’s largest railroad and logistics provider, serving as CEO and a member of the board of directors from 2005-2010. He remains a partner at 3G Capital.

CEO OF THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY

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DAVID HERNANDEZ

• Cuban • B.S. in Accounting from Palm Beach

Atlantic University, M.B.A. from New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business @libertypower

Cuban immigrant David Hernández is the visionary Founder/CEO of Liberty Power, the largest independent retail electricity supplier in the United States.

Since Hernández co-founded the company in 2001 it has become one of the ten largest Hispanic-owned companies in the country, serving nearly 200,000 business and residential accounts across the electric retailer’s national footprint.

To bring the next generation into the ‘grid’ he created the Liberty Power Bright Horizons Scholarship in alliance with US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to provide 100K in STEM college scholarships over a five-year span.

CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF LIBERTY POWER

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CYNTHIA HUDSON SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF CNN EN ESPAÑOL AND HISPANIC STRATEGY FOR CNN/U.S

• Cuban-American • Born: 1964 in Los Angeles, CA • Master's degree in Communications

from the University of Miami @cynthiacnn

Cynthia Hudson has one of the broadest curriculums in the industry of communications. Her expertise and ability to lead has put top-leading media business in the forefront. She currently is senior vice president and general manager of CNN en Español and Hispanic strategy for CNN/U.S. Hudson launched CNNEspañol.com and expanded the radio business to include over 150 new affiliates in the U.S. and another 100 markets in Latin America and Europe.

Under Hudson, CNN en Español has won two Emmys, three GLAAD Awards, two Promax-BDA awards, as well as an honorable mention at the Shortly Awards for Best Multi-Platform Campaign for Social Coverage of 2014 Venezuelan Crisis.

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As CEO, Andres Lopez’s focus is to enhance the performance of the business to benefit customers, employees, investors and other key stakeholders. Lopez has established himself as a strong and successful leader, serving as chief operating officer during 2015 and playing a leading role on the acquisition of Vitro’s Food and Beverage business in Mexico, the U.S. and Bolivia. He has also served as president of O-I Americas, with a focus on strengthening O-I’s North America operations.

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ANDRES LOPEZ

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MONICA LOZANO

• Mexican-American • Born: July 21, 1956 in Los Angeles,

California • Sociology and Political Science at the University of Oregon • Married @monica0650

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF COLLEGE FUTURES FOUNDATION

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DANIEL LUBETZKY

• Mexican • Born: 1968 in Mexico City x • B.A. in Economics and International

Relations from Trinity University, Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School • Married @DanielLubetzky

FOUNDER & CEO OF KIND SNACKS

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Monica Lozano is one of the most respected Hispanic business leaders in

America with a thirty year record of accomplishment leading diversified media organizations. Previoiusly, Lozano served as Chief Executive Officer of ImpreMedia, one of the largest media companies serving Hispanic communities in the United States. She served as chair of the California State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of California, spent 24 years as a trustee of the University of Southern California, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education. She is on the PPIC Advisory Council of the Higher Education Center. In December 2017, she joined College Futures Foundation as President and CEO.

Daniel Lubetzky, founder and CEO of KIND, has a commitment of creating economically sustainable and socially impactful business and has been lauded

by BusinessWeek, Time, Fast Company and Entrepreneur. Lubetzky has also been recognized by the World Economic Forum and the Skoll Foundation, and in 2015 President Barack Obama and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker named him a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. In 2017, Daniel was celebrated as a Common Ground awardee for his accomplishments in conflict resolution, community building and peacebuilding. He also is author of Do the KIND Thing.In 2017, Lubetzky launched a public advocacy organization called Feed the Truth to counteract the food industry's influence on food policy and public health. He pledged $25 million to fund the organization.

• Argentinean • Born: 1962 in Argentina • Industrial Engineer from Buenos Aires

Juan Luciano joined ADM in 2011 as executive vice president and chief operating

• Mexican-American • Detroit, Michigan • Bachelor's in International Business

Monica Martinez oversees charitable contributions and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) budgets in Michigan in addition to all corporate philanthropic giving including day-to-day program management of Comerica’s charitable foundation, sponsorship programs, financial education and supporting non-traditional lending in Michigan.

Her responsibilities also include developing and maintaining relationships with key community stakeholders and serving as a spokesperson for the bank. In the capacity of National Hispanic Business Developer, Martinez serves as the liaison for the bank within the Hispanic community, directing Comerica's Hispanic business and community outreach in the bank’s primary markets. In addition, she helps direct the bank’s Hispanic Business Initiative teams and Hispanic Employee Resource groups. She is also accountable for growing business relationships and developing outreach initiatives with emphasis on the bank's expanding markets nationwide.

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officer. He was named president in February 2014, and in January 2015 became the ninth chief executive in ADM’s 112-year history. He became chairman of the board in January 2016. Luciano serves on the boards of directors of Eli Lilly and Company, Wilmar International and Intersect Illinois, a nonprofit economic development organization created by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner.

CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY

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MONICA MARTINEZ SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS FOR COMERICA BANK

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JOSÉ R. MAS

and Master's in Interdisciplinary Technology from Eastern Michigan University

Jose R. Mas, is Chief Executive Officer of MasTec, Inc. Mr. Mas was appointed CEO of MasTec in 2007 and during his tenure MasTec’s revenues have more than quadrupled and earnings have grown six fold. Since assuming the top executive position at MasTec, Jose has diversified the company into the growing fields of oil and gas pipeline construction, electric transmission line construction, renewable energy, and wireless infrastructure construction while expanding its traditional communications business. He serves on the U.S. Department of Commerce National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprises.

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90%

OSCAR MUÑOZ

• Mexican-American • Born: January 1959 in California • B.S. in Business from the University

Oscar Munoz is chief executive officer of United Airlines. He brings to this position deep and broad experience in both the transportation industry and large consumer brands. Previously, Oscar served as president and chief operating officer of CSX Corporation, a premier freight transportation company. Additionally, Oscar served in various financial and strategic capacities at some of the world’s most recognized consumer brands, including AT&T, Coca-Cola Enterprises, and PepsiCo. Oscar has served on the board of directors for United Continental Holdings, Inc. since 2010 and served on the board of directors of Continental Airlines, Inc. since 2004.

• Argentinean • Escuela Nacional de Educacion Tecnica

Antonio Neri is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett Packard

of Southern California, MBA from Pepperdine University • Married

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ANTONIO NERI

en Argentina, Universidad Tecnologica Nacional @AntonioNeri_HPE

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Enterprise, and is responsible for the development and delivery of enterprise technology solutions and services that make Hybrid IT simple and power the Intelligent Edge. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of HPE’s Enterprise Group. Antonio led the strategy, development and introduction of many breakthrough innovations at HP and HPE, including: HPE Apollo, HPE Superdome X, HPE Synergy, HPE Cloudline, among others.

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE

• Mexican-American • Born: 1943 in Calexico, California • Single

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ALEX NOGALES

@alexnogalesNHMC

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDIA COALITION

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GUILLERMO PERALES PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SUN HOLDINGS, INC.

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• Mexican • Born: 1962 in Saltillo, Coahuila,

Mexico • Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM), M.B.A. from Texas A&M University • Married @GuillermoP_SH

• Argetine-Cuban- American • Born: October 17, 1949 in Buenos

Aires, Argentina

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JORGE PEREZ CO-FOUNDER OF THE RELATED GROUP, INC.

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• Bachelor's from Long Island University

C.W. Post Campus, Master's in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan • Married

As head of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, Alex Nogales has been at

the forefront of the fight for accurate portrayals of Latinos. He has confronted Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over his derogatory comments about Mexicans, and Nogales was one of the most prominent and vocal Latino leaders calling for swift action against Trump. Due in no small part to he has now been dumped by NBC, Univision, Macy’s and the Professional Golfers’ Association.

Earlier in the year, Nogales and NHMC celebrated the “open internet” rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission that he believes will pave the way for full Latino participation on the internet.

Guillermo Perales picked up 84 GNC stores in 2016, betting on the growing

hunger for health. Winner of the 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the International Franchise association, Perales is President and Chief Executive Officer of Sun Holdings, Inc., the company he founded in 1997. With over 450 food locations, Sun Holdings is the largest Latino-owned operator of Quick Service Restaurants in America. Their brands include Arby's, Burger King, Popeye’s, Golden Corral, Cici’s Pizza, and Krispy Kreme. They also have T-Mobile stores.

Sun Holdings is ranked as 8th largest Franchise owner in the United States, valued at $555 million.

Billionaire real estate developer Jorge M. Perez has created an empire. He has built his fortune by building and operating low-income multifamily apartments across Miami, then branched off into rental apartments before becoming one of the most prolific high-rise condo builders in the Southern United States. In an interview with Forber, Perez said he onfronted Trump on his immigration ideals and asked him, "When you build your 30-foot wall, which side should I be on?"

Perez, a U.S. citizen since 1976, says Trump laughed, and after the Inauguration, Trump asked Perez to help him build it. Perez, who happens to be a democrat, declined.

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• Puerto Rican • Bachelor's in Chemistry from Harvard

University, Ph.D. in Chemistry from California Institute of Technology

Pedro Pizarro has been the President and CEO of EIX since October 2016. He

has held a wide range of executive positions at the EIX companies since joining EIX in 1999. Prior to his work at the EIX companies, he was a senior engagement manager with McKinsey & Company, providing management consulting services to energy, technology, engineering services, and banking clients.

PEDRO PIZARRO PRESIDENT AND CEO OF EDISON INTERNATIONAL

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• Cuban • B.A. and MBA from Harvard University

Carlos Rodriguez was named President and Chief Executive Officer in November

• Argentinean • Born: 1969 in Argentina • B.B.A. from University of Wisconsin

Horacio Rozanski is president and chief executive officer of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Horacio became CEO on January 1, 2015. He is involved in all aspects of managing Booz Allen’s national and international operations and workforce, leading efforts to set the firm’s business goals and growth strategy, build value for investors, and identify emerging trends that will affect clients. A respected authority and leader in the consulting industry, Horacio has expertise in business strategy, technology and operations, talent and diversity, and the future of consulting. Hispanic Business Magazine named him to its list of the 2012 Most Influential Leaders in the United States.

• Cuban • B.S. in Electrical Engineering from

Robert E. Sanchez is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ryder System,

• Ecuadorian • Born: 1971 in Quito, Ecuador • B.A. in in Speech Communications and

Nina Vaca is Chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Group, a group of IT staffing,

91%

CARLOS RODRIGUEZ

2011. Carlos has been with ADP since 1999, most recently as President and Chief Operating Officer since May 2011, and previously as President of National Account Services and Employer Services International. He joined ADP through its acquisition of Vincam, where he served initially as CFO for a short period before becoming President of ADP TotalSource. Under his leadership, TotalSource became the fastest growing, as well as the largest, Professional Employer Organization (PEO) in the industry.

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Eau Claire, MBA from the University of Chicago

HORACIO ROZANSKI PRESIDENT AND CEO OF BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.

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ROBERT SANCHEZ

University of Miami, MBA with concentration in Finance and Strategic Management from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania

CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF RYDER SYSTEM, INC.

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NINA VACA

Minor in Business Administration from Texas State University, • Married @ninavaca

CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF PINNACLE GROUP

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• American • Born: November 17, 1951 in

Cheyenne, Wyoming

95%

• B.Bus and M.B.A. in Finance from

Univeristy of Wyoming

• Married

SOL TRUJILLO

Inc. He was named Chief Executive Officer in January 2013 and Chairman of the Board in May 2013. Over the course of two decades at Ryder, Mr. Sanchez has held many senior executive leadership positions including President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer, President of Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), Senior VP and Chief Information Officer, Senior VP of Transportation Management within Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) and VP Asset Management. Mr. Sanchez is on the Board of Directors of Texas Instruments and a member of the board’s governance and stockholder relations committee.

administrative services, and vendor management companies she founded 19 years ago and has grown to several hundred million in revenues. Vaca serves on the boards of directors of three Fortune 1000 companies: Kohl’s Corporation (Fortune #157 - $19 billion in revenues), Cinemark Holdings (Fortune #827 - $2.6 billion in revenues), and Comerica, Inc. (Fortune #828 - $2.6 billion in revenues). She has many years of service in civic leadership and currently serves and the Chairman of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation and as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. As part of the philanthropic work of 2017, she recently participated in a triathlon in Manta, Ecuador to raise funds for home-building efforts for victims of the earthquake that struck Ecuador in 2016.

Sol Trujillo is the Chairman of Trujillo Group Investments. He is a member of the board of directors of Western Union, which ranks number 468 on the Fortune 500, with $5.6 billion in revenue and 10,000 employees. Trujillo has served as the CEO of three major telecommunications companies on three continents including US West in North America, Orange S.A. in Europe, and Telstra in Australia. In 2010, Trujillo co-founded the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC), an organization dedicated to improving the Hispanic brand and ensuring Hispanic participation at every level of leadership in America.

CHAIRMAN OF TRUJILLO GROUP INVESTMENTS

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• Mexican • Born: Sonora, Mexico

Peter Villegas’ responsibility include managing relationships with key local,

state and national Hispanic political, community, business and civic leaders. He serves as a national spokesman for the company developing and managing the execution of local, regional and national strategies that position the Company as a leading corporate citizen in the U.S. Hispanic community.

PETE VILLEGAS VICE PRESIDENT OF LATIN AFFAIRS FOR COCA-COLA COMPANY

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GEISHA WILLIAMS

• Cuban-American • Born: 1961 in Cuba • Bachelor's in Engineering from the

University of Miami, M.B.A. from Nova Southeastern University • Married @PGE4Me

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PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PG&E CORPORATION

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• Mexican • Born: May 23, 1972 in Tulancingo,

Hidalgo, Mexico

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VICTOR ESPINOZA

• Jockey school in Mexico • Single

Geisha J. Williams is Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation.

She joined the company in 2007, and has more than three decades of experience in the energy industry. Under Williams’ leadership, PG&E is responsible for providing safe, reliable, affordable and clean energy to 16 million people in northern and central California. In her prior role as President, Electric, Williams led PG&E’s electric business, including transmission, distribution, power generation, nuclear operations, energy procurement and customer care. n addition to serving on the Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and its utility subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Williams is a director at the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO).

Professional Jockey, Victor Espinoza, was recently inucted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. His career spans decades back, including over 3,200 wins and counting. Espinoza uses this platform for philanthropy and regularly dedicates 10% of all winnings to the pediatric cancer research charity City of Hope. At age 45, he continues breaking barriers by setting records and becoming the first Latino to be awarded the honors he continues to win.

@EspinozasVictor

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LAUREN ZOE "LAURIE" HERNANDEZ

• Puerto Rican-American • Born: June 9, 2000 in Old Bridge

Township, New Jersey • Secondary studies • Single @lzhernandez02

Olympian Laurie Hernandez took home gold with her team during the 2016

olympics, also earning silver as a soloist on the balance beam. Hernandez quickly became a household name last year after making yet another victory as the winner of season 23 on Dancing With the Stars. She released her book "I Got This: The Gold and Beyond" back in January. These days, she's maintaining a steady career in acting, with appearances in various shows slated to air within the year, such as Sesame Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

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• Venezuelan • Born: May 6, 1990 in Puerto Cabello,

Venezuela

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JOSE ALTUVE

• Married

@JoseAltuve27

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is a six-time MLB All-Star. In 2017, he won the AL MVP Award, the Hank Aaron Award and was key in Astros road to become World Series Champs. He was also Sports Illustrated's co-Sportsperson of the Year for helping lead relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. He was also Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. In 2018, he was Sports Illustrated ranked as the #2 player in baseball.

BASEBALL PLAYER (SECOND BASEMAN) FOR HOUSTON ASTROS

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• Mexican • Born: July 18, 1990 in Guaralajada,

Jalisco Mexico

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SAUL "CANELO" ALVAREZ

• Secondary studies • Single

@canelo

Canelo is from a large Mexican family with eight children and all seven boys of the Alvarez family became professional boxers. He started boxing at just 13 years old but turned pro already by age 15. For the past four years, Canelo has participated in Pay-per-view specials and regularly fights to sold out shows. Currently, the Welterwight champion is ranked number one by the Transitional Boxing Rankings Board and The Ring. In September 2018, he defeated rival Gennady Golovkin in a rematch via majority decision after 12 rounds.

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• Mexican-American • Born: May 13, 1961 in Kansas City,

Missourri

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HECTOR V. BARRETO

• Bachelor's in Business Administration

from Rockhurst University

• Married

Hector V. Barreto is an advocate for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Back in 2001, he was appointed the 21st administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, where his role in assisting entrepreneurs was major in the distribution of tools. As the founder of Barreto Inc., he has dedicated his career to helping small businesses as he bridges the gap between entrepreneurs and major corporation relationships with this international consulting firm.

@LatinoCoalition

CHAIRMAN OF THE LATINO COALITION

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RAMIRO CAVAZOS

• Mexican-American • Bachelor's in Government fron

University of Texas in Austin, Master's in Public Administration from St. Mary's University • Married @RAConomics

Ramiro Cavazos is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the United

States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Previously, he served as the President & CEO of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for 10 years. With his expertise in economic development, he has served as the Director of Economic Development for the City of San Antonio, Director of Research and Economic Development for the UT Health Science Center, and as the Global Public Affairs Manager for the Levi Strauss Company and Foundation for the Texas, Mexico, and Latin America region.

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• City College, Master's of Divinity from

The Reverend Luis Cortés, Jr. is the Founder, President and CEO of Esperanza, the premiere Hispanic faith-based Evangelical network in the United States. With a national network of more than 13,000 Hispanic faith and community-based organizations, Esperanza is one of the leading voices for Latinos in America. Rev. Cortes has authored five books. He was listed as one of Time Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Evangelicals in 2005. He also presented the Invocation Prayer at the Inauguration Luncheon for Barak Obama’s 2013 Inauguration Ceremony.

• Cuban American • Born: June 17, 1953 • M.S. in Urban and Policy Sciences from

Dr. Jane L. Delgado is the President and CEO of the National Alliance for

Union Theological Seminary, Master's in Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University • Married

LUIS CORTES

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JANE L. DELGADO

W. Averell Harriman School of Urban and Policy Sciences, Ph.D in clinical psychology from SUNY Stony Brook

• Married

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR HISPANIC HEALTH

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OMAR DUQUE

@janeonhealth

• Guatemalan-American • B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern

University's Medill School of Journalism.

• Married @duque_omar

PRESIDENT OF HITEC

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ANTONIO FLORES

• PhD in Higher Education

Administration from the University of Michigan Ann-Arbor, M.A. in Counseling and Personnel from Western Michigan University @HACUNews

Hispanic Health. The mission of the Alliance is the best health outcomes for all.

Alliance community-based members serve over 15 million Hispanics and national members provide services to over 100 million individuals annually. Dr. Delgado is a highly respected and sought after thought leader and commentator. Innovation and action have marked Dr. Delgado’s career as a leader who is transforming health, she is seen on CNN, Univision, and Telemundo. Dr. Delgado has provided commentary for numerous national media, including the Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. She has has eight health books published.

Omar Duque is the President of HITEC. Previously, he served as the President

and CEO of Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Duque is passionate about entrepreneurship and the role entrepreneurship plays in building community and in helping create a better world. He helped found the Center for Hispanic Entrepreneurship and ENTERpreneur – a summer youth entrepreneurship program for Chicago-area high-school students. Under his leadership IHCC is leading an initiative to connect more Hispanics to the innovation economy and is launching a first-of-it’s kind incubator for Hispanic tech and tech-enabled startups in partnership with 1871. In 2018, he was named President of the Hispanic IT Executive Council.

Dr. Antonio Flores is the president and CEO of the Hispanic Association of

Colleges and Universities (HACU). Flores leads a strong team of professionals throughout the country with the common goal of improving higher education opportunities for Hispanics; and he's been leading the organization for over 20 years now. Over the years, membership has trippled under his leadership and billions of dollars in federal funding have been allocated to Hispanic-serving institutions.

PRESIDENT AND CEO, HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

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SYLVIA MENDEZ CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST

• Mexican-Puerto Rican American • Born: 1936 in Santa Ana, California • Nursing @sylviafmendez

Sylvia Mendez has been on the frontlines of advocating for civil rights ever since she was a child. Her parents Gonzalo and Felicita Mendez fought the segregated school system all the way to court as Mendez v. Westminister until a judge ruled to desegregate all California public schools in 1947. The historical victory was the first of its kind and paved the way for many others. Mendez took full advantage of the rights her parents fought for her to have by attending desegregated public schools, college and went on to become a nurse. After 33 years in nursing, she retired to continue her family's legacy by advocating for civil rights and touring to give speeches enlightening the public on this lesser known part of history. In 2018, Mendez was awarded the National Hispanic Hero Award

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FOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ESPERANZA

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JOSE HORACIO GOMEZ

• Mexican • Born: December 26, 1951 in

Monterrey, Mexico • Doctorate in Theology (S.T.D.) from University of Navarre, Spain @ArchBishopGomez

Archbishop Gomez has been a U.S. Citizen since 1995. During his priestly and

episcopal career he has founded or co-founded a number of initiatives designed to bring Latino Catholics closer to the Church, and received many awards. Since coming to Los Angeles he has worked very hard to reconcile the various elements of a deeply divided Archdiocese, emphasizing the Faith and local heritage that transcends cultural and ethnic lines. He is particularly concerned about immigration, education, and priestly formation. At the same time he has been keenly aware of the responsibilities of running the nation’s largest Archdiocese.

CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF LOS ANGELES

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EMMA GONZALEZ

• Cuban-American • Born: November 11, 1999 in Florida • New College of Florida (present) • Single @Emma4Change

Emma Gonzalez is a survivor of the february 2018 shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. She co-funded the gun-control advocacy group Never Again MSD. She has been the face of various campaigns fighing for guncontrol policies. Gonzalez helped organized the March for Our Lives. At the rally and during her speach, she led a moment of silence of six minutes in honor of the victims. In March 2018, she was on the cover of Time Magazine in a very moving photo with fellow activist Jaclyn Corin, David Hogg, Cameron Kasky, and Alex Wind.

GUN-CONTROL ACTIVIST AND ADVOCATE

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CRISTINA JIMENEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER OF UNITED WE DREAM, ACTIVIST

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MARIA TERESA KUMAR PRESIDENT AND CEO OF VOTO LATINO

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DIANA NATALICIO PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

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from Queens College, Master's in Public Administration and Public Policy from Baruch College, CUNY • Single

95%

DR. ELENA RIOS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Cristina Jimenez is an advocate for Dreamers. She arrived to the U.S. at 13. She

grew up in Queens, NY. Her and her family endured poverty, abuse by police, wage theft and fear of deportation. Jimenez was key in organizing the campaign that led to the creation and implementation of DACA. Her organization, United We Dream, has grown and is now a powerful network of 48 affiliates in 26 states and over 400,000 members. In 2017, she was awarded the MacArthur Foundation fellowship, one of the highest and most prestigious honors creative leaders receive.

@CrisAlexJimenez

• Colombian-American • Born: 1974 in Bogota, Colombia • Bachelor's in International Relations

from the University of California at Davis, Master's in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government • Married @MariaTeresa1

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• Ecuadorian • Born: 1984 in Quito, Ecuador • B.A. in Political Science and Business

• Mexican • Born: August 25,

Very few wield as much influence and praise as Maria Teresa Kumar. She is

the founder of the acclaimed Voto Latino organization, a nonpartisan group that champions Latino millennials in their communities and careers. She also serves on the national board of Planned Parenthood and Latino Leaders Network.

Named one of the most influential and creative business owners by celebrities and publications alike. She is a frequent guest on TVs biggest programs. Her long list of awards includes an Emmy nomination and the White House Project award.

Under her leadership, Voto Latino has become a key factor in national elections by directly registering over a quarter million voters and influencing millions more through viral, celebrity-driven campaigns.

Diana Natalicio is the President of the University of Texas, El Paso having assumed the position in 1988. Dr. Natalicio was recently named to the 2016 Missouri TIME 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2015, The Carnegie • Master’s in Portuguese from St. Louis Corporation of New York honored Dr. Natalicio with its prestigious Academic University, Doctorate in Linguistics Leadership Award in recognition of her exceptional achievements during the from The University of Texas at Austin transformation of UTEP into a national public research university. In 2011, the President of Mexico presented her the Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca, the highest recognition bestowed on foreign nationals. In May 2018, she announced she planned to retire once her successor was selected. @utep

1939 in St. Louis,

• Mexican-American • Born: 1955 in California • B.A. in Human Biology/Public

Administration from Stanford University, MSPH from University of California, M.D. from UCLA School of Medicine • Married @ElenaRiosMD

Dr. Rios serves as President & CEO of the National Hispanic Medical Association,

(NHMA), representing Hispanic physicians in the United States. The mission of the organization is to improve the health of Hispanics. Dr. Rios also serves as President of NHMA’s National Hispanic Health Foundation affiliated with the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, to direct educational and research activities. has been honored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Congressional Black, Hispanic, Asian and Native American Caucuses, American Public Health Association Latino Caucus, Association of Hispanic Health Executives, Minority Health Month, Inc., Hispanic Magazine, Verizon’s First Pollin Community Service Award, and Amerimed.

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DAMIAN RIVERA

• B.S. in Chemical and Biochemical

Engineering from Rutgers University • Married @DamianRiveraNYC

Damian Rivera is the new CEO of ALPFA. He was previously Managin Director in Accenture’s Resources Utilities practice. He served as Accenture’s Managing Director responsible for North American Hispanic American Employee Resource Group from 2011 - 2017. At ALPFA, he leads more than 92,000 professionals and student members across the nation. ALPFA is considered one of the most important organizations for professinal and its members are able to have access to 50,000 paid summer interships through hundreds of Fortune 1000 corporate partners.

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ANTHONY D. ROMERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU)

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• Puerto Rican-American • Born: July 9, 1965 in New York City,

NY • Stanford University Law School, Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs • Single @AnthonyACLU

It was pivotal time for America when Romero became Executive Director of the

ACLU just days before 9/11. Son of a waiter, Anthony graduated from Stanford University of Law School and Princeton University. His father’s struggle for equality and respect inspired his path. Romero has worked on numerous campaigns to uphold rights of others and lobbying for the civil liberties. In 2016, he signed a letter with Norman Lear, Ernesto Zedillo, and Eve Ensler to Ban Ki-Moon, the eighth Secretary General of the UN for a more humane drug policy for epidemics.

He is a co-author, member of several non-profit boards and the first openly gay leader of the ACLU. Romero has made it a life goal to defend the liberties and rights of all American individuals. He was the first to file a lawsuit against President Trump's Muslim Ban.

• B.S. in Public Relations from , MBA in

Thomas Savino is the CEO of Prospanica, a national nonprofit dedicated

• Nicaraguan • B.S. in Journalism from University of

Antonio Tijerino is president and CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation,

• Cuban-American • Born: January 16, 1969 in Miami, FL • A.B. in Economics from Harvard

Son of Cuban immigrants, Alexander Acosta became the first Latino in Trump's

Finance from • Married

90%

THOMAS SAVINO

to developing Latino tales and growing the number of Hispanic professionals represented in industries of America. Previously, he was a research analyst and internal consultant for McKinsey & Company and then joined TMS Consulting as managing director also serving NSHMBA's national board. He is a sought out expert for keynote speeches, magazine articles, and seminars.

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Maryland's School of Journalism • Married

ANTONIO TIJERINO PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HISPANIC HERITAGE FUND

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ALEXANDER ACOSTA 27TH UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF LABOR

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XAVIER BECERRA

• Mexican-American • Born: January 26, 1958 in Sacramento,

CA • Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School • Married @AGBecerra

which focuses on education, workforce, service, and culture through innovation and leadership. Under Tijerino, HHF is recognized as a creative, agile, impactfocused organization boasting a network of 150,000 vetted Latinos (15-35-yearolds) mobilized in the STEM fields, entrepreneurship, finance, media, and other priority areas for America including community service. Tijerino has been honored with the prestigious Ohtli Award, Lifetime Achievement Award by National PTA, Leadership Award from Telemundo, among many others. Tijerino also co-founded the Hispanic Leaders Alliance with the NF, The American Project with Notre Dame University, the #WeDreamAmerica Campaign, and the and founded the READ (Refugee Education And Development) effort in support of refugees.

cabinet. Acosta has served on the board of National Labor Relations and was the head of the civil right division at the Justice department. But Acosta's goes beyond that. He was also the U.S. attormey in South Florida. Under his lead, they were able to prosecute lobbyist Jack Abramoff, terrorism suspect Jose Padilla, the founders of Cali Cartel, and an additional 700 individuals, responsible for a total of more than $2 billion in Medicare fraud. He was also the Dean of Florida International University College of Law. While his time there, FIU Law has risen to #100 in the U.S. News and World Report Rankings.

As the newly elected 33rd Attorney General Incumbent of California, Xavier

Becerra has reached a new plateau in his political career spanning decades back.

Currently, he is the only Latino to have ever served as Attorney General. The former chair of the House Democratic Conference dedicated 20 years to serving three separate districts during his tenure as a member of the House of Representatives.

He continues to be a party leader and uses his platform to support a number of causes such as immigration and women's issues.

33RD ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA

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GEORGE P. BUSH

Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law • Married

Continuing on the Bush legacy, George P. Bush is currently fullfilling his time as Texas Land Commissioner. In 2014, he was elected as the Texas Land Commissioner with 61% of the votes. After attaining his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas school of Law and becoming a teacher, the proud Hispanic worked in U.S. Naval Reserves in Afghanistan. In late June 2017, Bush announced his was running for re-election. George P. Bush's politcal activity and military service has placed his loyalty for this country at evidence.

@Georgepbush

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CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO U.S. SENATOR FROM NEVADA- D

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• Mexican-American • Born: April 24, 1976 in Houston, TX • Bachelor's from Rice University, Juris

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TED CRUZ

• Mexican-Italian-American • Born: March 29, 1964 in Las Vegas,

NV • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance from the University of Nevada, J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law • Married @SenCortezMasto

• Cuban-American • Born: December 22, 1970 in Calgary,

AB • Graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law • Married @tedcruz

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HENRY CUELLAR U.S CONGRESSMAN FROM TEXAS- D

• Mexican American • Born: September 19, 1955 in Laredo, TX • Bachelor's in Foreign Science from

Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Master's in Inernational Trade from Texas A&M International University in Laredo, J.D. from University of Texas School of Law and Ph.D. from University of Texas • Married

Catherine Cortez Masto is considered the "fighter" of Nevada families. With

two terms as Attorney General, she has managed achieve multiple things.

Her leadership has gained Nevadean families security and stability. She has created a senior protection unit in the Attorney General’s office to ensure that her investigators and prosecutors had the necessary tools to pursue those who abuse, neglect, or exploit seniors. She has also worked to strengthen laws against sex trafficking and violence against women. Cortez Masto has also created the Mortgage Fraud Strike Force to investigate and prosecute fraudulent foreclosure rescue and loan modification scams. Catherine Cortez Masto's leadership has become one of the most influential for Latinos around the country.

One of only three Latinos in the Senate, Ted Cruz was among the first Republicans

to announce his candidacy in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. Previously he served as the first Hispanic (and youngest) Solicitor General of Texas, the State’s chief lawyer before the U.S. Supreme Court. He suspended his presidential bid in May 2016. He returned to the Senate to resume his fight to require the Library of Congress to use the term ‘illegal aliens’. At the 2016 Republican Convention, he defied the GOP denying Trump his endorsement, urging the audience to “vote their own conscience.” In 2018, he will be up for re-election for Senate seat and will face strong contender Beto O'Rourke.

Congressman Henry Cuellar is known as "the most degreed member of Congress", amongst other things, for attaining his Associate's, Bachelor's and Master's degrees, along with a Ph.D and a Juris Doctorate. The Laredo born native has dedicated his entire political career to represesnting the state of Texas. He's loyalty served Texas's 28th congressional district since 2005. Prior to assuming office, he was appointed as the 102nd Secretary of State. His outstanding support for his native community has allowed him to continue serving them on his sixth term as Congressman.

@RepCuellar

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• Mexican-American • Born: February 4, 1971 in Los Angeles,

CA

93%

• B.A. and M.A. from Columbia

University

• Married

ERIC GARCETTI

@ericgarcetti

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JESUS "CHUY" GARCIA COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER, 7TH DISTRICT- D

• Mexican • Born: April 12, 1956 in Durango, MX • Bachelor’s in Political Science, Master's

in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois-Chicago • Married @jesuschuygar

Native Angeleno, LA’s popular mayor, Democrat, Eric Garcetti runs the second largest American city like a small town mayor. He’s accessible, and everywhere, smiling, efficient, and low key. It’s his home. He’s a 4th generation Angeleno.

Garcetti earned his B.A and Masters at Columbia University but returned to his hometown to roost. Garcetti’s political career launched in 2001 when elected representative of the 13th district to the Los Angeles City Council, where he served four terms as President of City Council. He was elected Mayor of Los Angeles in 2013 and after a quiet beginning he won the approval of LA residents with his can-do, everyman style. He is also a former Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy reserve. He recently won re-election for a second term as mayor of Los Angeles.

Old school in a good way, Progressive Democrat Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia has seen it all. He ran hard for mayor of Chi-town in 2015, and lost in a run-off, but that didn’t dim his enthusiasm. Chuy’s measure cut off Cook County’s cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, preventing County officials from detaining a person based on the suspicion of being undocumented. The measure became the first of its kind in the nation and more than 250 localities followed Chuy’s lead nationwide. Chuy was re-elected to a second term on the County Board in 2014, and currently serves as the 7th district Cook County Board of Commissioners, presiding as its floor leader.

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• Bachelor's in English from

Northeastern Illinois University

• Married

LUIS GUTIERREZ

@RepGutierrez

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SUSANA MARTÍNEZ GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO-D

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• Puerto Rican-American • Born: December 10, 1953 in Chicago,

• Mexican-American • Born: July 14, 1959 in El Paso, TX • Bachelor's in Criminal Justice from

the University of Texas at El Paso, J.D. from Univeristy of Oklahoma School of Law • Married

ROBERT MENENDEZ U.S. SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY- D

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GRACE NAPOLITANO

The first Hispanic female governor in the United States, Martinez was raised in

the Rio Grande Valley. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Well respected for her bi-partisanship in New Mexico and instrumental in passing Katie’s Law, requiring DNA from all felony arrests. Governor Martinez's agenda has focuses on most critical issues like economy and education. She has worked intensively to improve New Mexico's education system along side the Public Education Department.

@Gov_Martinez

• Cuban-American • Born: January 1, 1954 in New York

City, NY

83%

Now in his 12th term, Democratic Congressman Luis V. Gutiérrez is the senior member of the Illinois delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives. An active and vocal member, Gutierrez has not only pushed for quicker legislation to deal with the country’s immigration issues but he has also spearheaded programs to help immigrants become proficient in English, help immigrant children in the education system and inspired other Democrats to join the fight. He has become increasingly visible in the fight for gun control, and against the stagnant house of representatives. In late 2017, Gutierrez announced he will retire and not seek re-election. In 2018, he was award the Maestro Award of Leaderhip by Latino Leaders Magazine.

• B.A. in Political Science from Saint

Peter's College, J.D. from Newark's Rutgers School of Law • Divorced

Robert "Bob" Menendez was first elected to the Union City School District's Board of Education at the age of 20 and went on to become mayor of Union City in 1986. One of only three Latinos in the Senate, he authored comprehensive immigration reform legislation that passed the Senate in 2013 with an overwhelming bipartisan show of support. In 2013, Public No.3 in New York was renamed after him.

@SenatorMenendez

• Mexican-American • Born: December 4, 1936 in

Brownsville, TX • Cerritos College, Texas Southmost College • Married

Grace Napolitano is a leader in promoting mental health, including her efforts

to revitalize the Congressional Mental Health Caucus and to designate May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. She introduced the Mental Health in Schools Act in 2011, a bill to provide more on-site, professional mental health services for students. Napolitano is a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee for Transportation and Infrastructure.

@gracenapolitano

U.S. CONGRESSWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA

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90%

JIMMIE V REYNA

• Mexican-American • Born: November 11, 1952 in

Jimmie Reyna is the first Latino to serve on the CAFC, which has nationwide

• Cuban-American • Born: May 28, 1971 in Miami, FL • B.A. in Political Science from

After announcing his bid for the White House in April, Marco Rubio, a former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives who once interned for U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, has shifted to a more moderate position to appeal to the larger Republican base. Rubio was chosen to deliver the Republican response to President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address. It marked the first time the response was delivered in English and Spanish. On June 22nd, 2016, Rubio announced his intention to run for reelection, despite previous statements to the contrary, and losing his state in the presidential primary. Rubio turned out to be re-elected defeating Democrat Patrick Murphy.

Tucumcari, NM • B.A. from the University of Rochester, J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law • Married

U.S. JUDGE OF THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT

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MARCO RUBIO U.S. SENATOR FROM FL- R

the University of Florida, J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law

• Married @marcorubio

jurisdiction of appeals arising from federal district courts, the Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Claims. Upon his nomination to the CAFC, his nomination was met with unparalleled approval; he received the highest rating possible by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary: "Unanimously Well Qualified." On April 4, 2011, the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination by a roll-call vote of 86-0. As of January 1, 2016, Judge Reyna has heard over 820 cases and authored 189 opinions, including 72 precedential opinions and 2 en banc opinions. He is a recipient of the Ohtli Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Mexican government for a non-Mexican citizen. Reyna currently serves on the Nationwide Hispanic Advisory Council of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

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LINDA SÁNCHEZ

California, Berkeley, J.D. from UCLA School of Law • Married @RepLindaSanchez

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BRIAN SANDOVAL GOVERNOR OF NEVADA- R

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SONIA SOTOMAYOR

Linda Sánchez’ political career began with the redistricting of the 39th

congressional district following the 2000 Census (the old 39th district had very different boundaries). A tireless campaigner, Sanchez finished first in a six-person primary for the Democratic Party nomination in March 2002, ran unopposed in the Democratic primaries in 2004, and in the general elections she won by a margin of 60.7%. For the 2006 elections, she defeated two challengers in the primary with 77.8% of the vote and defeated attorney James L. Andion in the general election. She is the ranking member on the House Ethics Committee, where she helps maintain the standards of conduct in the House. Known among her peers for her efforts toward children and workers’ safety, Sanchez recently sponsored the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015.

• Mexican-American • Born: August 5, 1963 in Redding, CA • B.A. in English and Economics from

Prior to become Governor, Brian Sandoval at 35 became the youngest to be chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Went on to be elected Nevada’s Attorney General and then appointed a US District Judge by George W. Bush, the University of Nevada, J.D. from the becoming the state's first Hispanic federal judge. His optimism has lifted the state Ohio State University Moritz College of Nevada, through hard work in the areas of economy and education. of Law • Married @BrianSandoval

• Puerto Rican-American • Born: June 25, 1954 in New York

City, NY • B.A. from Princeton University, J.D. from Yale Law School • Divorced x

The Court’s first Hispanic justice and its third female justice, Sonia Sotomayor

is also among its most visible through speeches and television appearances. She is also vocal on the Court’s rulings, making headlines for her scathing dissent in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby case, allowing closely held for-profit corporations to be exempt from a law its owners religiously object to if there is a less restrictive means of furthering the law's interest. Justice Sotomayor remains outspoken about decisions that she finds objectionable, and go against the interests of the American people as a whole.

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• Mexican-American • Born: January 28, 1969 in Orange, CA • B.A. in Spanish from the University of

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JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE U.S.

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LUPE VALDEZ

Antonio, TX • B.B.A. from Southern Nazarene University, Master's in Criminology from University of Texas at Arlington • Married

CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR TEXAS- D

85%

years. She was elected for four terms as Sheriff of Dallas County and served until 2017. She was the only Latina Sheriff in the U.S. and one of the very few LGBTW Americans serving in public office. Prior, she served as captain in the U.S. National Guard and as a federal agent. During her time as a federal agent, she investigated fraud and abuse in the United States and money laundering from criminal organization in South America.

DAVID HAYES-BAUTISTA

• Mexican • Born: 1946 • B.A. from the University of California,

An award-winning expert whose extensive research into Latino healthcare

• Venezuelan • Born: 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela • B.S. in Computer Graphics from Lamar

A "Virtual Visionary" is what Evelyn Miralles is known for. She currently leads virtual reality innovation efforts at NASA. Admirable, inspiring and authentic. She has co-authored DOUG, which is a software used since 1993 by astronauts for training. She has received various awards and recognitions for her achievements and contribution in STEM, but her influence goes beyond that. Miralles is a major advocate of early-school outreach to inspire young girls to pursue careers in STEM. She is part of various outreach programs, like science fairs and lectures, that help promote STEM careers.

Berkeley, M.A. and Ph.D. in Medical Sociology from the University of California Medical Center • Married

PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LATINO HEALTH AND CULTURE

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Lupe Valdez became one of the first Democrats elected countywide in many

@LupeValdez

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• Mexican-American • Born: October 11, 1947 in San

90%

EVELYN MIRALLES PRINCIPAL ENGINEER AND LEAD VIRTUAL REALITY INNOVATOR AT NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

University, B.A.Sc. in Computer and Information Sciences, M.B.A. in Management of Technologies from University of Houston-Clear Lake

has broken stereotypes, Dr. Bautista is a prominent voice in his field, and has been for almost 40 years. After graduating from UC Berkeley and completing his M.A. and PH.D at University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, he founded la Clínica de La Raza. Currently, Bautista is a professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where he established the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the School of Medicine in 1992. He researches the costeffective, high-quality standard of care in Latino communities, and his work has been repeatedly published in medical journals. Dr Bautista is a media expert and public speaker. He is also an author to various books that focus on the study of society, culture and health.

@vrevelyn

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ELLEN OCHOA FORMER DIRECTOR OF NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

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ALFREDO QUIÑONES-HINOJOSA NEUROSURGEON, CHAIR OF NEUROLOGIC SURGERY AT MAYO CLINIC

FINANCE

• B.S. in Physics from San Diego State

University, M.S. and Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

• Married

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Dr. Ellen Ochoa, a veteran astronaut, was Johnson Space Center's first Hispanic Director and its second female director. In April 1993, she served as mission specialist aboard the shuttle Discovery, becoming the first Latina to be launched into space. As director, Ochoa helped maximize the use of the International Space Station (ISS). During her tenure, the first One-Year Mission on ISS of Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko was completed in March 2016, providing valuable information for future human space exploration. In 2017, she was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.

@Astro_Ellen

• Mexican • Born: January 2, 1968 in Mexicali, BC,

Mexico

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• Mexican-American • Born: May 10, 1958 in Los Angeles,

• B.A. in Social Sciences and Humanities

from Escuela Normal Urbana Federal Fronteriza/ University of California San Joaquin Delta College, B.A. in Psychology from University of California Berkeley, M.D. from Harvard Medical School

Dr. Q, as known to many, comes from a very humble beginning. From working the cotton fields, to being a painter and welder, Dr. Q´s drive has been unstoppable.

He put himself through school, learned English, practiced his language on the debate team, all while working as a welder for a railroad company. His dream to enter the world of medicine was sparked by his grandmother, who was a curandera. Thanks to her and to Dr. Q's will, he has now become one of the most influential Latinos in medicine, receiving dozens of awards and achievements for his work in cancer research. In 2015, he was named one of the World's Most Creative Mexicans by Forbes.

@DoctorQMd • Born: 1972 • B.S. in Finance from Northern Illinois

Martin Cabrera, Jr. is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cabrera Capital Markets. He is responsible for overseeing many of the firm’s activities, including investment banking, corporate debt, initial public offerings and trading. He is also founder of Cabrera Capital Partners. Prior to the forming of Cabrera Capital, he served as a General Principal and Branch Manager of Salomon Grey Financial Corporation and was a Senior Vice President at Amerivet Securities, Inc.

• Mexican • Born: 1951 in Mexico City • Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering

Luis Maizel is the Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director of LM Capital Group, LLC. Prior to founding LM Capital, he served as Vice President of Finance for Grupoventas, S.A. and was a member of the faculty at the Harvard Business School. He was also President of Industrial Kuick, S.A. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Hispanic National Mortgage Association and President of the Investment Committee for the Board of Trustees of the University of San Diego. Maziel has been voted as one of the most important Hispanics in the U.S. With his wealth of experience, Maziel has proven to be one of the brightest and influential in the finance industry.

• Cuban • Born: 1952 in Matanzas, Cuba • B.S. in Accounting from Florida Atlantic

Manuel Medina heads Medina Capital, a private equity firm focused on high-

University

85%

MARTIN CABRERA FOUNDER AND CEO OF CABRERA CAPITAL MARKETS

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099

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LUIS MAIZEL

from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), M.B.A. from Harvard Business School

CO-FOUNDER AND SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LM CAPITAL GROUP

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100

80%

MANUEL MEDINA

University

• Married

@medinacapital

FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER OF MEDINA CAPITAL

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MARCOS A. RODRIGUEZ

• Cuban • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from

Columbia University, M.B.A. from Wharton School, M.A. in International Studies from Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania.

growth technology companies in sectors such as cybersecurity, big data, mobility and cloud-based technologies, announced late in 2014 the closing of the firm's Fund with $182 million of aggregate committed capital. In his early career, Medina worked as certified public accountant with Price Waterhouse after earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University in 1974.

Later, in 1980, he started his own company, Terremark, and served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer until 2011, when the company was acquired by Verizon Communications for $1.4billion, out of which he would receive about $83 million from his 4.4 million shares, almost 7 percent of the company. In addition, Mr. Medina is a managing partner of Communication Investors Group, one of their investors.

Marcos Rodriguez founded Palladium Equity Partners in 1997 and serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to this, he joined the firm of Joseph Littlejohn & Levy in 1989 and ultimately became a partner. He worked for General Electric in operations. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for several of Palladium's portfolio companies, including Capital Contractors, Jordan, Taco Bueno and on the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian, the University Hospital of Columbia, and Cornell University.

CEO OF PALLADIUM EQUITY PARTNERS

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MOST INFLUENTIAL LATINOS

Culture: 6

Government: 18

5 Male

12 Male

1 Female

6 Female

Voices: 14

Science: 4

8 Male

2 Male

6 Female

2 Female

Business: 34

Finance: 4

28 Male

4 Male

6 Female

TOTAL: 72 Male

Sports: 4

29 Female

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Community: 17 10 Male 7 Female

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Repeated from 2017: 68

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MOST INFLUENTIAL LATINOS GUILLERMO PERALES

MOST INFLUENTIAL LATINOS: GUILLERMO PERALES Joe Dyton

Courtesy of Guillermo Peraless

Carlos Cuevas

With one quick look at the success Guillermo Perales has amassed and it’s easy to see why he’s been named to Latino Leaders’ 101 Most Influential Latinos list again this year.

RECOGNITIONS: • 2006-2018- Latino Leaders Magazine’s 101 Most Influential Latinos • 2008- Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year • 2009- Latino Leaders Magazine’s Maestro Award • 2014- Dallas Business Journal’s Largest North Texas Hispanic Owned Business and Largest North Texas Minority Owned Business • 2016- D CEO Magazine’s Latino Executive of the Year • 2016- Forbes America’s Top 10 Largest Restaurant Franchisees • 2017- NRN’s Top 10 Power List

GUILLERMO PERALES is the chief executive officer and president of Sun Holdings, Inc., which he started with one Golden Corral unit that a Small Business Administration loan funded in 1997.

Today, Restaurant Monitor has ranked Sun Holdings, Inc. as the eight largest franchisee in the United States. The company is also the largest Hispanic franchisee in the U.S. with a portfolio that operates more than 800 locations in eight states that includes Burger King, Popeye’s, Arby’s, Golden Corral, Cici’s Pizza, Krispy Kreme, T-Mobile and GNC. “I’m honored to be named one of the most influential Latinos,” Perales said. “I’ve been on the list before, and I think with the reach of all of the customers and the employees that we have with big brands, it gives us a lot of presence and viability on where we stand.

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areas, and it would be great if more Hispanics were to get involved in franchising.”

Perales credits his passion for his business as key contributor to his success. That passion drives him to keep on top of the inner workings of his business, even if at times it seems like he has everything under control.

Today, a lot of Perales’ focus is on securing financing so his company can continue to purchase and develop buildings.

“At the end of the day, it’s fun,” Perales said.

“In life, you have to do something that you like and this is something that I like. I find it fun to look for opportunities on what to buy or what to build. I like to grow.”

How Perales has handled adversity has also played into his success. When a store fails, he does not dwell on it, but moves on instead.

Perales knows that every investment comes with a risk, and when one does not pay off, he

sees it as the cost of doing business and is off to find a better opportunity.

“There’s always challenges, and you should not be bothered by a challenge,” he said.

“Sometimes we have a bad store open and if it does not perform, we have to close it and take a loss. We win some, we lose some, but I keep fighting and growing. I try not to be overburdened by a big problem.”

Sun Holding’s Portfolio is proof that the wins have outnumbered the losses. For example, Perales recalled when Arby’s was having a difficult time and decided to buy 60 of their stores. Despite the restaurant being at a low point, Perales was convinced if his team cleaned up the stores and did some remodeling combined with new management and ownership, they could turn them around. Five years later, the stores went from about 700,000 AUV’s to 1 million AUV’s, they built about 23 new stores and remodeled 30 and the company is doing well with them.

“I guess I got a little bit lucky too that we got the brand when it was at its lowest and we’ve been growing with them in all aspects,” Perales said.

“What Guillermo is very good at is identifying something that is not yet successful, but will be,” said Inspire chief development officer Greg Vojnovic, who’s also Perales' friend.

“He’s great at adding value and working with partners. That’s kind of the secret sauce to Guillermo—his ability to understand how to unlock valuable by identifying something that has not yet become valuable.”

In an effort to bring more Latinos into the franchising industry, on to more Fortune 500 boards and the like, Sun Holdings has both scholarship programs for top students in need of financial support as well as Master of Business Administration (MBA) tuition reimbursement for its employees.

“Why aren’t there more Latinos in franchising?”

Perales asked. “At the end of the day, the secret is education. “You can succeed without education, that’s for sure. You could get lucky, but the times of getting lucky without education with so much competition from people all over the world who are well-educated is going to get harder and harder. You really have to educate yourself.”

LEADERSHIP HITEC

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OMAR DUQUE PRESIDENT HITEC

MISSION TO EMPOWER Lorenzo Almanza Courtesy

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The progress of technology and increase of Latino presence within the business sector is all due in part to Omar Duque, President of the Hispanic Information Technology Executive (HITEC). Duque has played a huge part in leading the communities of Chicago through entrepreneurship and innovation.

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ABOUT HIM Ethnicity: GuatemalanAmerican Education: Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Loves: His family, Running, Cooking

VALUES • Vision • Service • Empowerment

efore joining HITEC as president, Duque was the president and CEO of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC). “At IHCC the focus was very much entrepreneurship,” Duque said. “Now at HITEC, we get to really focus on the employment side, and how we are helping to build the pipeline of the next generation of Latino Tech talent.”

While working at IHCC, Duque helped form the Latinx Tech Incubator. A partnership between IHCC and 1871, brought this tech incubator for Latinos to life. The Latinx Tech Incubator gives Latinos access to resources, tools, technical support, and networks. The collaboration between IHCC and 1871 supports the efforts to address diversity and inclusion challenges.

Ever since its formation, the Latinx Tech Incubator has aided 50 Latino startups.

Duque also is a founder of the Latinx Founders Collective organization, a group focused on innovating towards the future through Latino founders by 2020.

The mission of Latinx Founders Collective is, “to essentially go to other major cities and identify high potentially major founders to begin to build a national community of national tech founders.”

“It became very clear to me there was alignment between HITEC’s mission and my personal mission, which is to empower my community,” Duque said.

With just two months as president of HITEC, Duque, a Chicago native, has a precise strategy, a passionate drive, and the indispensable expertise needed in order to lead HITEC. “I went to Northwestern University and studied journalism because that’s what I thought I wanted to do,” Duque said. For a couple of years, the former journalist worked at the Albuquerque Tribune, one of the last afternoon daily newspaper in the country.

His journey in the journalism world shifted as he soon found a new calling.

“I ended up coming up back to Chicago and got involved in local Latino organizations from very early on,” Duque said.

After deciding to return home, Duque began getting involved through networking and non-profit organizations. He began “working also with some local elected officials, doing some writing, some local communications work, speech writing and did a little work in government.”

For Duque, there would be no place like home as he knew his calling was within the community he grew up in. “For me, it just made a lot of sense to get involved in non-profit organizations and really dedicate my life’s work to this community,” Duque said.

“I have always been passionate about working to empower the Latino community,” Duque said.

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SPOTLIGHT

PEW RESEARCH CENTER

DIRECTING THE WAY

As the Director of Hispanic Research at the Pew Research Center, Mark Hugo Lopez, has had a large impact on the research in civic engagement and voter turnout for the Hispanic Community and on the nation as a whole. His perseverance to help influence policy all started at home in LA. Christina Catalano

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HUGO LOPEZ has a background in economics, but he is not just a numbers guy or only interested in the stock market – he applies his knowledge to make a real impact in the Hispanic community.

Hugo Lopez grew up in Whittier, California, and is a third generation Mexican-American. His grandparents came to the United States during the time of the Mexican Revolution.

How was his Chicano culture a part of growing up? It was a central part of his childhood.

Hugo Lopez grew up always thinking about the struggles in the Chicano community: “I grew up in a household where Chicano culture was a central part of everything that was in the family. I grew up in the 70s and into the early 80s. My dad was a part of the local movements (specifically, the Chicano Movement), and he worked very hard on education as a teacher and a junior high school principal.”

Thus, Hugo Lopez found a hero in his own father in the form of civic engagement.

MARK HUGO LOPEZ Occupation: Researcher, Learner, and Doer

Loves working on his car

“You can take the Angelino out of LA, but you can’t take the LA out of Angelino”

Hugo Lopez knows that his family’s impact made an imprint in his life, and inspired him to pursue a life in policy with the Chicano Movement in his research, in his spirit, and in his heart: “Often times, my father and I would have long conversations about the impact of public policy on Chicanos in Southern California, on Hispanics throughout the country.” This type of upbringing was rich with grassroots experiences.

Throughout his childhood, Hugo Lopez had countless direct experiences with the Chicano movement: from protests to advocating for his family members to be elected, he is no stranger to civic engagement or civic duty.

With the inspiration to inform policy, Hugo Lopez then attended the University of California Berkeley and earned his bachelor’s in economics.

He then went on to pursue his Ph.D. in economics at Princeton University.

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TEAMWORK “I think it’s important to have conversations with your staff with where they are heading and what they want to do.”

MENTORING "In the meetings I have with my staff, during our professional management conversations, it is truly about mentoring and how can people get to the next step in a number of ways."

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HIS CULTURE AT THE FOREFRONT

“It was always in the forefront of my experiences that growing up in a state like California, in a place like Los Angeles, being of Mexican origin, and being a Chicano particularly was always at the forefront at everything that my parents and I did at the time.”

His passion for the subject pushed him to keep exploring the world of policy, so much so that he became a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland.

However, he had a setback that inspired him to go towards policy hands-on in full force: “I did not become a tenured professor… and then I ended up switching gears about halfway through at Maryland to a career looking at youth civic engagement, voter turnout, how young people get involved in their communities with a focus largely on Latinos, immigration, immigrants, Native American, and trying to look at groups at young people and how they get involved in their community at Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) - that is the program that I became the Research Director of.”

This gear change to CIRCLE led Hugo Lopez to eventually find his way to Pew. In 2007, CIRCLE was moving to Tufts University, but the University of Maryland wanted Hugo Lopez to stay as a professor. He didn’t simply roll with the tide, but saw opportunity in another change of gears: the previous Director of the Hispanic Center had stepped down, and a search for a new director was underway. A Maryland professor, whom knew the hiring director of at Pew, encouraged him to recommend experts for Director position of the Hispanic Center at Pew. Hugo Lopez made a list of names of people, but didn’t include himself. The hiring director saw Hugo Lopez’s potential, and decided that he was the right person for the job.

Hugo Lopez, who thought he was going to Boston, stayed in Washington, took on the challenge, and then rose up to become the Director of the Hispanic Research Center at Pew.

“IF I CAN, I WILL ALWAYS TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE EVEN JUST AN HOURLONG CONVERSATION OVER A CUP OF COFFEE WITH SOMEONE JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE WORK OF THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER, MY PATH, AND THEIR OWN PATHS. THAT IS MENTORSHIP.” So what advice does Mark Hugo Lopez have for other Latinos? The key is to participate in mentorship. But his idea of mentorship does not only entail helping his junior staff to improve their work and rise up in their own careers.

Hugo Lopez believes in mentoring young Latinos (or anyone) who reaches out to him. He has a lot of young Latinos reach out to ask him questions about his work at Pew: “If I can, I will always take the opportunity to have even just an hour-long conversation over a cup of coffee with someone just to talk about the work of the Pew Research Center, my path, and their own paths. That is mentorship.”

In turn, what other role does mentorship play to him? Mark Hugo Lopez believes in always being a learner, and often learns something new about how young people think, which aids him with his work at the Pew Research Center.

It is without question that Mark Hugo Lopez is both a learner and a doer.

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HUGO DEL POZZO EN RIBERA DEL DUERO

03 PINEA 2014 • Region: Ribera del Duero, Spain • Varietal: Tempranillo • Price: $110 • Aromas: Red fruit, cassis and tobacco • Flavors: Ripe berry, black cherry and currant • Impression: Complex, bold and silky textured • Structure: Big body and character • Drink with: Steak, Pork Chops, Braised Lamb • Why I loved this wine? Perfumed and fruit forward • My Rating: 95 pts.

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UGO del Pozzo is one of the few Latinos (a Mexican immigrant to the US) that owns and produces wine in Ribera del Duero, Spain.

An excellent wine indeed; Pinea.

His Estate, which is 80 acres planted with Tempranillo, is close to many of the others with great names in Ribera: Vega Sicilia, Pingus, Emilio Moro, close to La Horra and Olmedillo de Roa in the municipality of Burgos.

Along with his partner Vicente Pliego, he makes around 4,000 cases of Pinea and Pinea 17 (second label). From his annual production, he sells most of his 50 tons of fruit to very distinctive bodega names of the local community, but keeps the best seven tons to make his two wines. He hired a fantastic young winemaker; Isaac Fernandez to make it. Fernandez is a renowned name in the Ribera del Duero community, since his uncle was the winemaker for Vega Sicilia for 30 years. Pinea 17 got 92 pts by James Suckling on its 2013 vintage and is available in the Texas through Central Market (H-E-B) and some smaller wine shops (Pinea 17 $40).

Another surprise was the “Voces” wine made by our good friend Fernando Candelario in Napa. I had tasted it some 4 or 5 years ago, but this time his 2013 Voces with fantastic fruit, ripe currant in a complex and round structure, impressed me very much. It is a wine I would like to try in 5 more years to see how is it evolving.

• Region: Napa Valley, California • Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon • Price: $45 • Aromas: Red ripe fruit, currant, fig • Flavors: Red fruit marmalade, peppery, chocolate • Impression: Complex, bold and perfumed • Structure: Big Body, round • Drink with: Steak, Carne Asada and street beef tacos • Why I loved this wine? Beautiful and expressive • My Rating: 94 pts.

RIBERA DEL DUERO Coordinates: 41°42 17 N 3°43 35 O

• Some of the most legendary wines from Spain are from this region: Vega Sicilia, Pingus, Emilio Moro, among others. It is a region, northwest of Rioja, also on the stretches of the Duero (Douro) river.

Brought probably by Benedictine Monks in the late 12th Centrury, the region has been planted with vines of Tempranillo since then, but it has been producing wine from other varietals since the 10th Century. The A.C. (D.O.) was established in 1982 and includes privileged vineyards in some 30,000 acres.

“LES LAVIERES” 2010

• Region: Burgundy • Varietal: Pinot Noir • Price: $87 • Aromas: Cherry, citrus jam • Flavors: Black tea, earthy notes • Impression: Silky and mature • Structure: Ample and round • Drink with: Duck Confit, Turkey, Grilled Salmon • Why I loved this wine? Perfumed and humid, great aging • My Rating: 95 pts.

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05 Dom. Daniel Rion Nuits-St-Georges “Les Lavieres” 2010