LATINOS ON BOARDS THE 2020 LIST
Age: 66 California
AIDA ALVAREZ Chair Emeritus, The Latino Community Foundation &
"To quote a friend, who has written the book, B e Unapologetically Ambitious. Take risks. Always remember to practice empathy and sympathy."
Commissioner, Smithsonian Art Museum
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Alvarez was the first Latina woman to serve on a U.S. President’s Cabinet as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). She presided over record-setting activity at the SBA—$61.5 billion in guaranteed loans and venture capital financing over a four-year period. Also during her tenure, SBA’s lending to women tripled and lending to minorities doubled. Previously, Alvarez served as the first Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. Alvarez is actively engaged in the nonprofit community and is Chair Emerita of the Latino Community Foundation. A Harvard graduate, Alvarez also holds honorary doctorates from Bethany College, Iona College, Mercy College, and the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico.
HP Inc (58), K12 Inc, Oportun, Fastly
Age: 73 Miami, FL
CESAR ALVAREZ Senior Chairman, Greenberg Traurig, LLP Boards
“The road to success is dotted with comfortable parking spaces. Do not take any of them.”
Alvarez is a Senior Chairman of the international law firm of Greenberg Traurig. He previously served as the firm’s Executive Chairman for more than three years and as its Chief Executive Officer for 13 years. Alvarez served on the Board of Directors of Sears Holdings Corporation from January 2013 until May 2017.
Watsco (566), Mednax, Inc., Precigen, Inc., The St. Joe Company
Age: 60 Austin, TX "Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it." - Frances Wright
GIANNELLA ALVAREZ Former Global CEO and Senior Executive at Fortune 50 & Start-Up Companies
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Domtar (532), Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc.
Age: 61 San Juan, Puerto Rico
LATINO LEADERS AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2020
IGNACIO ALVAREZ President and Chief Executive Officer of Popular, Inc.
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Popular (820)
Age: 69 Boston, MA
JOSE B. ALVAREZ Former CEO Stop & Shop Companies, Senior Lecturer Harvard Business School
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United Rentals (340)
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Alvarez is the former Chief Executive Officer of Beanitos, Inc., a privately held leader in beanbased snacking, headquarted in Austin, Texas. She served until January 2018 as Chief Executive Officer of Harmless Harvest, Inc. She held the position of Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Pet Business unit at Del Monte Corporation. From 2011 to 2013, she served as Group President and Chief Executive Officer for Barilla Americas, where she was responsible for North, Central and South America’s operations of Barilla S.p.A., a global food and beverages company headquartered in Parma, Italy. From 2006 to 2010, she held senior global management positions with The Coca-Cola Company. Prior to that, she held a number of increasingly senior positions in marketing and general management with Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Procter & Gamble in the United States and Latin America.
Alvarez has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Popular, Inc. since July 1st, 2017. Prior to this appointment he served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Previously, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Before this, he was one of the six founding partners of the law firm Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLP. Recognized by Chambers Global as “one of the best lawyers in Puerto Rico,” Alvarez was an integral part of the firm’s success for 18 years. Among his main practice areas are: banking, corporate and commercial law; corporate and public finance law; securities and capital markets. Alvarez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1958; graduated from Georgetown University, Magna Cum Laude, 1980; Harvard Law School J.D., Cum Laude, 1983; and admitted to the Bar in Florida and Puerto Rico in 1983. He was an Adjunct Professor and Lecturer, University of Puerto Rico Law School, from 1988 to 1992. He has been a member of the Board of Regents of Georgetown University since October 2008.
Alvarez has been on the faculty of the Harvard Business School since February 2009. Until December 2008, he was the executive vice president—global business development for Royal Ahold NV, one of the world’s largest grocery retailers. He joined Royal Ahold in 2001 and subsequently held several key senior management positions, including president and chief executive officer of the company’s Stop & Shop and Giant-Landover brands. Previously, he served in executive positions at Shaw’s Supermarket, Inc. and American Stores Company. Alvarez held several key management positions with Royal Ahold NV, one of the world’s largest grocery retailers, providing him with business leadership experience in, and valuable knowledge of, the global retail industry. Alvarez holds an MBA degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and an AB degree from Princeton. He served previously as a director of The TJX Companies, Inc. and Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
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