LATINAS THE LIST
Ofelia Melendrez-Kumpf
Sylvia Mendez
Field Vice President McDonald's USA
Head of International Banking and Lending Morgan Stanley
Claudia Mirza
Nathalie Molina Niño
Co-Founder and CEO Akorbi
Investor, Entrepreneur, and Author Leapfrog, The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs
U.S. Representative (New York's 14th District)
"You decide what success looks like, no one else." -Nathalie Molina Niño
Carmen Palafox
Bea Perez
Partner MiLA Capital How do you find balance? My job is to accelerate time for startups aiming to scale, so my life is in constant overdrive. And working in early-stage venture, there is always uncertainty. I find "balance" in scripture, which continually brings me back to the underlying meaning of life, and that is to love. Loving God, the planet, and humankind keeps me from losing myself to societal pressures.
Senior VP and Chief Communications, Public Affairs, Sustainability and Marketing Assets Officer The Coca-Cola Company
Ana Pinczuk
Christine Montenegro Partner Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
Gina Orozco Mejia VP, Gas Distribution SoCal Gas
Sonia Perez President of the Southeast States AT&T
Catherine Pino Founder & CEO D&P Creative Strategies, LLC
Elena V. Rios
Miriam Rivera
General Counsel, North America Mastercard
“One of the advantages of being a bilingual Latina is that I can use our language and cultural knowledge in unique ways to help my clients.”
Senior Global Brand Manager Flesh Beauty
Head of Upstream Engineering BP
Pilar Ramos
Yvette Ostolaza Partner Sidley
Silvina Perez
Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer Anaplan
Managing Director Ulu Ventures
What is your morning ritual? My hot cup of tea coincides with my first calls to international colleagues working with InGenesis to develop ISO standards for Healthcare Organization Management. As ISO administrator and chair, I use the early hours of the day to collaborate with regional clinical experts.
What Latina inspires you? I’m inspired by the determined moms I see walk in our door everyday looking to make sure their kids have a better life.
Rocio Perez
Aleida Rios
Board Director Levi Strauss & Co., Frontier Airlines
Roxane Nava Executive Director Metropolitan Family Services
President & Founder Inventiva Consulting, LLC
One word to describe Latinas: Poderosas!
Pat Pineda
CEO InGenesis, Inc.
Ileana Musa
I learned quickly that as Latinas, it is important to support each other, and even more so as leaders - it’s why I make talent development and mentoring a priority today.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Veronica Muzquiz Edwards
Civll Rights Activist
President & CEO National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Latina healthcare leaders are
ambitious, caring and aspire to build policies and programs that impact the health of our communities and guide the next generation to health professions careers.
Belinda Pestaña Tax Partner, Financial Services Organization Ernst & Young
Kim Rivera Chief Legal Officer and President, Strategy and Business Management HP “My mother taught me early on the value of community, giving and strong networks. My motto in life and work was inspired by her: Do what you can with what you have to make things better for those around you.”
#Tip for Success - "Stack the deck! Focus on developing expertise and do everything you can to help yourself and your SVP, Head of Global Medical cause"
Maria Rivas
Affairs Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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