LATINO DONOR COLLABORATIVE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- CEO
- President
- Company President and CEO
- President & CEO Lopez Negrete Communications, Inc.
Since co-founding Lopez Negrete Communications, Inc. in 1985, Alex's passion and vision have led the company to become one of the country's most influential, independent, Hispanic-owned-and-operated agencies. Alex started the Houston-based agency with his wife and partner, Cathy, and the conviction that thoughtful, relevant, fully integrated, in-language and in-culture communications are the best way to reach the exceedingly important Hispanic market.
The Lopez Negrete client roster includes Bank of America, Walmart, McDonald's, Sam's Club, Phillips 66 Company, Motiva Enterprises LLC, Hyundai Motor America, Mattress Firm, and National Grid. Over its three-plus-decade-long history, the agency has represented and worked for a veritable who's who of American industry and commerce, including Microsoft, Verizon, Samsung, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, and Kraft Foods, among others.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Board Director for Aptiv
- Board Member LDC, SentinelOne, Aptiv, CornellAnaplan
Ana Pinczuk is a Board Director for Aptiv (APTV) and SentinelOne (S), and a Board Trustee at Cornell University. Throughout her career, Ana has held CxO and GM positions with P&L responsibility at technology companies ranging from start-ups to multi-billion-dollar ($12B+) businesses in AI robotics, SaaS, computing, and networking. Recently, she was the Chief Operating Officer at Dexterity, a leading AI robotics software start-up specializing in logistics automation. Before that, she was the Chief Development Officer at Anaplan, a SaaS planning software company, where she was responsible for Product Management, Engineering and Design, Infrastructure, Customer Care, Security, and IT
Prior to this role, Ana was President and General Manager for HPE Pointnext, HPE's $7B+ servicesbusiness until August 2018. She led a team of 25,000 IT experts responsible for driving customer'sdigital transformation journeys including Hybrid IT and Intelligent edge consulting, professional andoperational services.
Previously, Ana was the Chief Product Officer at Veritas where she was responsible for driving a $2.5Bproducts organization, including the Veritas Information Availability, Information Management,Backup and Recovery and Appliances portfolios.
Prior to joining Veritas, Ana spent 15 years at Cisco where she held various roles including SVP, GlobalServices Sales, Services COO and SVP, Global Services Support. Ana also spent nine years in the CiscoDevelopment Organization driving Engineering groups, including Cisco's high-end routing platformand IOS product management and software development.
Ana started her career at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a systems engineer and held numerous rolesthere, including Vice President responsible for deploying AT&T's Internet backbone.
Ana is on the board of Aptiv (APTV) and KLA (KLAC). She is also a member of the InternationalWomen's Forum, Anitab.org Board of Trustees, Cornell Computer and Information Sciences AdvisoryBoard, and Carnegie Mellon Engineering Advisory Board. She is the recipient of numerous awardsincluding ALPFA 2019 Top 50 Latinas, Fortune's 2018 and 2017 Top 50 Latinas, Watermark 2018Make Your Mark Development Award, 2016 Women of Influence Award, 2017 and 2016 HITEC 100,2014 Corporate Index (Top 25 Hispanics), 2013 Latina Style Executive of the Year, and 2013 TWINAward.
Ana holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering fromCornell University, a Master of Technology Management degree from the University of PennsylvaniaWharton School, and a Master of Science Degree in Software Management from Carnegie MellonUniversity. Ana lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is married with two sons. When not working,Ana can be found exercising, reading, and enjoying outdoor activities with family and friends.
Ana Valdez is the President and CEO of The Latino Donor Collaborative. She is an American marketing, media, research, and political expert and thought leader with 30 years of experience in business, media, and the corporate world. Born and raised in Mexico City, she has studied and worked in Mexico, Europe, and the United States. She has lived in Los Angeles, California, since 1997. Valdez began her career at Nielsen, where she developed the company's largest market research client base. She then worked for Banamex, now Citibank, attracting multi-billion-dollar foreign investors and helping them identify the best business opportunities in the country. Since then, she has worked at the United Nations in Geneva, the Clinton Administration in Washington, DC, and has collaborated with companies such as Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Procter & Gamble, Pepsi, CBRE, Morgan Stanley, and McDonald's, among others.
Since 2014, Valdez has served as the executive leader of the Latino Donor Collaborative, working directly with corporate CEOs and the C-suite to establish a think tank called the Latino Data Collaborative. The LDC produces economic data and business fact-based tools to identify market growth opportunities and develop innovative strategies to engage the new mainstream consumer. Research partners include Columbia, Stanford, UCLA, ASU, Bain, BCG, Accenture, and NERA. As the CEO, Ana has transformed LDC's data into a tool for all American resource allocators: CEOs, the C-suite, and institutions such as the Federal Reserve, the White House, and the Joint Economic Council of Congress.
At the same time, Ana has served on the board of trustees of Southern California Public Radio since 2011 and chaired the board from 2016 to 2020. During those four years, Ana led the national search for a new CEO and made a deliberate strategic effort to create growth by using fact-based data to identify additional audiences.
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner & President SUMA Wealth & the Acevedo Foundation
Beatriz was the president and founding partner of Mitú, the leading digital media company bringing a Latino POV to mainstream media. As the voice of Latino youth, Mitú's unapologetic storytelling drives more than half a billion monthly views, with over 100 million people a month engaging with its cross-cultural content.
Acevedo is a digital pioneer and network approved show-runner with more than 20 years of entertainment experience, having created, developed and produced hundreds of original, primetime television shows and award-winning digital series. Her agnostic approach to both traditional and digital content creation has earned Beatriz three Emmy Awards, an MTV Award, and two Streamy Awards. She has also developed and produced television and digital branded content for over a dozen Blue Chip brands.
Beatriz is passionate about mentoring and empowering the next generation of Latino leaders and diversity as good ROI. She lives in Santa Monica and is a proud and passionate Latina who juggles work along with her 12 year old twins Isabela and Diego.
Eva Plaza graduated cum laude from Harvard College in 1980. Ms. Plaza studied law at the University of California Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, where she served as Associate Editor of the California Law Review. After graduating from law school in 1984, Ms. Plaza was selected to the highly acclaimed Attorney General Honors Program of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. where she was trial counsel in the Civil Division's Commercial Litigation Branch.
Ms. Plaza was appointed by President Bill Clinton to a four year term as Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1997. Prior to her appointment as Assistant Secretary, Ms. Plaza served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General over the Torts Branch at the U.S. Department of Justice. There, she handled and managed civil litigation brought against the U.S. Government in matters including aviation, admiralty, constitutional torts, environmental torts, medical malpractice, AIDS litigation, banking litigation, and vaccine and radiation litigation. Before serving in the Administration, Ms. Plaza was litigation trial attorney in the Washington, D.C. law firms of Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson and Arent, Fox, Kinter, Plotkin & Kahn from 1986 to 1993.
Ms. Plaza has received numerous awards for outstanding achievement, including the Albert Arent Pro Bono Award, 1989; the National Conference for College Women Leaders, Woman of Distinction Award in 1998; and the Hispanic Bar Association's Equal Justice Award in 2002. She has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in America, and is a lifetime member of the American Bar Association's American Bar Foundation.
Job Titles:
- Chairman Barshop Ventures
President, Barshop Ventures, LLC-Barshop Ventures, LLC is a diversified venture capital investment and portfolio investment management firm and family office.
Board Member, Barshop & Oles Company-Barshop & Oles Company is a commercial real estate development and management company.
Job Titles:
- Chairman / NBC Universal
- Chairman NBC Universal News Group
- Chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group
Cesar Conde is Chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, which encompasses NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC News NOW, Telemundo Enterprises and NBCUniversal Local.
Under Conde's leadership, NBCU News Group has increased its position as the most-viewed news organization in America, reaching about seven in 10 American adults each month across its broadcast, cable, streaming and digital platforms. After making substantial investments in digital and streaming, the News Group became the #1 digital news organization in the U.S. for the first time in its history. Its 24/7 streaming network, NBC News NOW, is the largest and fastest-growing streaming news network in the country.
After Conde took the helm of NBCU News Group in May 2020, he quickly established NBCU Academy, the award-winning journalism training program that is free and accessible to everyone, helping to increase diversity by gender, race, geography, socio-economic background and perspective in the profession.
Previously, Conde was Chairman of NBCU International Group and Telemundo Enterprises. Prior to NBCU, Conde was President of Univision Networks.
Conde serves on the board of directors of Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP). He is a Trustee of the Aspen Institute and a Board Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Senior Partner / Boston Consulting Group
- Partner and Managing Director With the Boston Consulting Group
Danny Acosta, currently Partner and Managing Director with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has built a career that brings together global public and private sector experience, working on policy and strategic growth initiatives, and organizational transformations, with corporate and government leaders across a range of industries. Now based in his hometown of Los Angeles, Danny has worked heavily in industries ranging from Media & Entertainment to Infrastructure and Economic Development. Building on his background in international development - and having worked across the U.S., Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, and Southeast Asia - Danny also works with BCG's Social Impact and Global Advantage Practices, helping companies and governments bridge the gaps between developing and developed markets.
Born and raised in Southeast Los Angeles, Danny was fortunate to be one of those "first in the family" to go to college, building on the support and mentorship of many along the way. He carries that privilege forward by investing actively to create additional opportunity for an inclusive US community and economy. He is the co-lead of BCG's Black+Latinx network, which brings together both Black/African-American and Hispanic/Latino colleagues; he has actively supported the activities and mission of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, where he serves as a Board Member; and he is a Board member of the Univision Foundation.
Prior to his work with BCG, Danny served as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State, spending time as an Economics Officer in Washington, D.C. and overseas. He earned his Juris Doctorate and Master's in Business Administration, both with honors, from Georgetown University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, with honors, at Yale, and has participated in programs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School and Oxford University.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- President
- President & CEO Bourn Companies
Don founded Bourn Properties, Inc., a predecessor to Bourn Companies, LLC in 1990. His companies have completed over 40 commercial projects totally 4,000,000 square feet. Don is involved in all aspects of Bourn Companies' business, including acquisitions, joint ventures, asset management and internal operations. Prior to Bourn Companies, LLC, Don was with Trammell Crow Company and Peat, Marwick and Mitchell and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Don is a member of several industry and community organizations and boards, including the Urban Land Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers, Southern Arizona Leadership Council and Downtown Tucson Partnership.
Job Titles:
- Chairman & CEO / Vanir Group of Companies, Inc.
- Chairman of the Vanir Group of Companies
Dorene C. Dominguez is the Chairman of the Vanir Group of Companies. Ms. Dominguez succeeded her beloved late father, H. Frank Dominguez, overseeing 15 offices throughout the United States. The Vanir companies employ a growing staff of more than 300 talented executives, architects, engineers, construction managers, developers, contractors and support staff.
The Vanir Companies including Vanir Development Company, Inc., Vanir Construction Management, Inc. and Vanir Construction Company, Inc. have successfully completed over $8.5 billion in real estate developments, design-build lease, and construction services. Vanir Construction Management has been consistently ranked by Engineering News Record Magazine as one of the top construction managment firms in the nation. Ms. Dominguez also created Vanir Financial Services, which owns Vanir Securities, and recently launched Vanir Energy, LLC, a green initiative specializing in solar thermal energy. Vanir Energy is known for the largest solar thermal energy facility in the world and is located in North Carolina.
Currently an active member of various community improvement projects, boards and commissions, Ms. Dominguez was appointed by past President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the Commission to study the potential creation of a National Museum of the American Latino. She is a member of the American River Bank Board of Directors, member of the Young Presidents Organization, member of the Latino Studies Board of Notre Dame University in South Bend Indiana, New America Alliance and the National Council of La Raza. She has previously served as a member of the Los Angeles Planning Commission, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality, California State Board of Geology and Geophysics, and Governor Appointee of the California State Medical Board.
Ms. Dominguez graduated Notre Dame University and holds a bachelor's degree in Business Finance. Most recently, she earned a Certificate for Corporate Governance from the Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Stanford.
Job Titles:
- Founder & VCB TELACU Education Foundation
During his tenure as President & CEO of TELACU for more than 35 years, Dr. David C. Lizárraga grew the company into the largest Community Development Corporation in the nation, which today focuses its more than $700 million in assets on empowering individuals and families in the communities it serves.
Internationally recognized as an expert in economic empowerment and community development, Lizárraga is a highly sought-after contributor to business, civic, educational and government-based organizations. He has received numerous Presidential and Gubernatorial appointments, the most recent of which was to the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Advisory Board by President Obama. He is also former National Chairman of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce which represents the interests of our nation's three-million Hispanic-owned businesses.
Lizárraga created the innovative business model upon which TELACU is structured. The parent non-profit owns and operates TELACU Industries-its for-profit holding company. The 13 for-profit businesses create jobs; provide hard working families and businesses with access to capital; and build quality, affordable homes and community assets. Every TELACU business generates a double bottom line-profitability that is inseparable from social impact.
As Chairman and Founder of the TELACU Education Foundation, he ensures that sufficient resources are available to annually support 500 full-time college students and 1,600 middle through graduate school students, and veterans.
Consistently recognized among our nation's top Hispanic leaders, Lizárraga has been accorded numerous honors and awards for his business achievements, commitment to community economic development and empowerment, and philanthropic endeavors. These include: the 2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor; Entrepreneur of the Year from Entrepreneur Magazine and Ernst & Young; Minority Business Advocate from the U.S. SBA and MBDA; the NAACP Thurgood Marshall Award; and Spirit of Life Award from the City of Hope. His career has also been the subject of numerous articles in local and national publications.
Job Titles:
- Secretary of Energy
- Secretary of Transportation
- Senior Advisor Colorado Impact Fund
The Honorable Federico F. Peña is a Senior Advisor at the Colorado Impact Fund, a venture fund investing in Colorado companies having a positive community impact in the state. Previously, he was a Managing Director and Senior Advisor at Vestar Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm. Prior to joining Vestar, Peña served as U.S. Secretary of Energy (1997-1998) and U.S. Secretary of Transportation (1993-1997). Before serving in the Cabinet, Peña was President and CEO of Peña Investment Advisors (1991-1993) and Mayor of the City of Denver (1983-1991).
As Secretary of Energy, Peña developed the administration's Comprehensive National Energy Strategy and oversaw the largest privatization in the history of the U.S. Government, the $3.65 billion sale of the Elk Hills Petroleum Reserve to Occidental Petroleum. Peña crafted the Clinton Administration's strategy for oil and gas development in the Caspian Sea region and was instrumental in supporting energy investments in Russia.
As Secretary of Transportation, Peña implemented the first international aviation policy for the United States since the Carter administration. This strategy opened up aviation markets around the world, contributing to the revitalization of the U.S. airline industry. Peña traveled extensively throughout the world to assist U.S. transportation companies access global markets. He also led the Administration's effort to support the privatization of the U.S. transportation systems and infrastructure.
While Denver's Mayor for eight years, Peña reversed the city's budget deficit and led the revitalization of Denver's economy. He initiated numerous urban infrastructure projects including the new international airport, new convention center, the arts center, and the library. Peña's efforts are credited with contributing to the revival of Denver's new vibrant and dynamic economy.
Peña currently serves on the boards of Wells Fargo & Company and Sonic Corp. Peña was National Co-Chair of Obama for America and a national board member of the Obama-Biden Transition.
Peña is originally from Brownsville, Texas and has J.D. and B.A. degrees from the University of Texas. He has four children and a grandson. He lives in Denver with his wife, the former Cindy Velasquez.
Job Titles:
- President & CEO Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- President and CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Fidel A. Vargas is President and CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the nation's leading provider of scholarships and services designed to give Latino students full access to the opportunities a college education can provide. With more than $400 million in scholarships awarded since its founding in 1975, HSF continues to provide increasing numbers of students all the tools they need to apply to college, do well in their course work, graduate, enter a profession, excel, help lead our nation going forward, and mentor the generations to come.
Prior to joining HSF, Mr. Vargas was a founding partner of Centinela Capital Partners, a private equity asset management firm that focused on investing and managing nearly $1billion in minority-owned, emerging-manager funds. Prior to joining Centinela, Mr. Vargas was a Managing Director with TMG Advisors, an investment/consulting firm specializing in business development, strategic planning, and government affairs. He was also a Founding Principal and Managing Director of Reliant Equity Investors, a private equity investment firm primarily investing in later-stage, lower middle market companies.
Mr. Vargas also served as Mayor of Baldwin Park, California, a city of 75,000, twenty miles northeast of Los Angeles. At the age of twenty-three, he became the country's youngest elected Mayor of a major city.
In addition to having served on HSF's Board of Directors prior to taking the helm as President and CEO, Mr. Vargas has served on several public and private sector boards, including: the Latino Theater Company of Los Angeles; the New America Alliance; Sponsors for Education Opportunities; Operation Hope, Inc.; President Clinton's Advisory Council on Social Security; President Bush's Commission on Strengthening Social Security; and President Bush's Commission on Presidential Scholars, on which he continued to serve through the early years of the Obama Administration.
Mr. Vargas has been recognized for his accomplishments by numerous organizations and media outlets, throughout his career. His honors include selection by Time Magazine as one of the Top 50 young leaders in the United States, being named by Hispanic Magazine as one of the Top 30 young Hispanics in the United States, and selection by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the country's 100 most influential Hispanics.
Mr. Vargas graduated with honors from Harvard University with an A.B. in Social Studies and received his MBA from Harvard Business School, with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and General Management. He has a deep commitment to HSF, having been a six-time, HSF scholarship recipient while attending Harvard University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer Lopez Dorada Foods
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Co - Founder
- Co - Founder & CEO NAHREP
- Co - Founder and CEO of the National Association of Hispanic
Gary Acosta is the co-founder and CEO of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®) and a 25-year veteran of the housing industry. NAHREP is the nation's largest minority real estate trade association with over 26,000 members and 50 local chapters. In his capacity as CEO of NAHREP, he created the Hispanic Wealth Project, a 501c3 non-profit organization with a strategic plan to triple Hispanic household wealth by 2024. Mr. Acosta also authored The NAHREP 10, the principles that guide NAHREP members towards a career of wealth and prosperity, and he is the creator of 53 Million and One®, a one of a kind theatrical presentation that chronicles the true life story of Jerry Ascencio, and his journey from immigrant to successful real estate entrepreneur.
Mr. Acosta has also founded or co-founded several mortgage, real estate, and technology companies including New Vista Asset Management and CounselorMax. In 2013 he co-founded The Mortgage Collaborative, a cooperative of mortgage companies who work together to increase profitability and market share.
Mr. Acosta is a former appointee of the consumer advisory board (CAB) of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the powerful federal agency responsible for regulating consumer protection in the financial services industry. He served as 2014 chairman of the CAB mortgage committee.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner / Vasquez & Company, LLP
- Managing Partner of Vasquez & Company
Gilbert R. Vasquez has served as managing partner of Vasquez & Company, since its founding in 1981. He oversees the firm's direction, strategic planning, administration, marketing, and major account management. He has led successful practices in public accounting, auditing, taxation and financial consulting for nearly five decades.
Gil has served on more than 40 boards of directors, including those of the California Endowment Fund, Citizens for Belvedere Park Community Planning and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. He is chairman emeritus of UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza) and earlier served on the boards of the California Jaycees, Cal State LA Foundation, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Green Dot Public Schools, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, United Way of Greater Los Angeles and YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. He was a founding board member of the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation.
Job Titles:
- Senior Advisor
- Senior Advisor Dentons
Gilberto S. Ocañas has spent over thirty years working to build a network of political and business relationships with community leaders, operatives, entrepreneurs and elected officials. His coalition-building skills include gathering local intelligence, performing political outreach and crafting communications strategies that work for his clients. This unique combination of experience has led to Gilberto providing quality business management consulting services to clients in both the public and private sectors, domestically and internationally.
Gilberto's experience in turning a start-up business in 1992 into a successful security printing and fulfillment company has given him insights into key business issues. The success of his business enterprise, coupled with his commitment to maintain a strong civic presence, garnered him local recognition as the "Hispanic Businessman of the Year" as well as "Volunteer of the Year" by the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Hispanic magazine recognized Gilberto as a "Rising Entrepreneur."
A veteran of four presidential campaigns, Gilberto served as a senior director in field operations, director of the office national voter participation and national campaign manager for the Latino programs. Gilberto was one of the first Latinos to run statewide campaigns in Texas. He also worked under the late Willie Velasquez as Director of Communications for the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, as part of one of the most successful voter registration and education groups in the Southwest.
Gilberto serves the boards of the Texas Advisory board for the Environmental Defense Fund and Mi Familia Vota, a national non -partisan civic engagement organization. He has also has served on the National Advisory Boards of the Resolution Trust Corporation, the US Small Business Administration, the US Secretary of Energy Advisory Council and the Smithsonian Task Force on Latino Affairs.
Job Titles:
- Chairman / Hispanic IT Executive Council
- Chairman Hispanic IT Executive Council HITEC - Founder & CEO Conectado
Guillermo Diaz, Jr., is a transformative global business leader and champion of inclusion and diversity. He is currently the CEO of Kloudspot, Inc., an innovative predictive AI and IOT analytics platform provider. Prior to Kloudspot, he was a transformational innovator across Cisco and broadly in the industry where he developed a strong track record for accelerating culture through people, process, and technology. As the Head of Customer Transformation, he and his team leveraged Cisco's own digital journey and thought leadership to partner with customers on their transformation programs. He was a key leader in building the technology platforms at Cisco. Mr. Diaz served as Cisco's Global Chief Information Officer and was responsible for the IT organization, strategy, and services. His focus was driving the business acceleration critical to the agile, digital transformation of Cisco, its customers, and partners.
Mr. Diaz began his career in telecommunications with the U.S. Navy, where he received a military scholarship that led to his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Regis University in Colorado. Prior to Cisco, Mr. Diaz held senior IT leadership positions with some of Silicon Valley's most respected companies, including Silicon Graphics, Intelligent Electronics (Ingram Micro), and Alza Corporation (now Johnson & Johnson)
Since joining Cisco Systems in 2000, Mr. Diaz was a major driver in the development of Cisco's world-class IT organization. He led initiatives that transformed significant business foundations, from the Cisco Networked infrastructure to all primary business application functions and the integration of more than 150 acquisitions. These application areas include Cisco's $50B+ electronic commerce, technical services, professional services, service sales and marketing, customer service, Cisco Capital, and cloud/SaaS platforms. As the Global CIO, he simplified the IT financial structure driving more than 30% improvement in cost while helping drive Cisco's top line through being Customer Zero and using Cisco's products, software, and services technology as a key growth accelerator.
Inclusion and Diversity is a top priority and passion for Mr. Diaz, as evidenced by his sustained work in his own organizations, across Cisco, and broadly in the community. He was a key leader of the Cisco Diversity Council and the visionary/executive sponsor of Conexión - Cisco's Hispanic/Latino employee resource organization and Cisco's Veteran employee resource organization. He has led the acceleration of building future technology leaders, who happen to be minorities, through his innovative leadership with student work-study programs inside of Cisco (Cristo Rey), scholarships delivered through the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC) and is now the Chairman of HITEC.
AWARDS
C-Suite Leaders -Top Latinos in C-Suite | 2019
Maestro Award - Top Industry Leadership | 2019
Top Ten Latino Leaders by Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019
Innovation: Technology Business Management | 2017
Executive Sponsor of the Year - Cisco Customer Success Award | 2016
Top 10 LIDERES Award | 2016
Estrella of the Year Award for outstanding individual leadership in the IT field | 2015
Top 100 CIO/CTO Leaders in STEM | 2016
Silicon Valley Business Journal Best CIO | 2014
National Eagle Leadership Award | 2010
CIO Magazine's Ones to Watch Award | 2007
Mr. Diaz lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, and they have four children who are now accelerating on their own journeys. He enjoys his family, sports, and is an avid golfer.
Job Titles:
- Chairman & CEO / MSCI, Inc
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MSCI Inc
Henry A. Fernandez is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MSCI Inc., a publicly traded company (NYSE: MSCI) and a leading global provider of investment decision tools, including indexes and portfolio risk and performance analytics. MSCI has over 3,000 institutional clients in over 80 countries, and about 3,000 professionals located in 24 countries. In 2015, MSCI had revenues of over $1 billion and has a market capitalization of over $8 billion.
Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer of MSCI in 1998, Mr. Fernandez was a managing director at Morgan Stanley, where he worked from 1983 to 1991 and from 1994 to 1998. During his tenure at Morgan Stanley, he worked in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, fixed income sales and trading, equity derivatives sales and trading, and corporate development in emerging markets. From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Fernandez was president of HispaniMedia, Inc., a private equity investment firm in the United States. He also founded Ferco Partners, Inc., a private equity investment firm in Mexico, and served as its Chairman and President from 1991 to 1993. From 1976 to 1979, Mr. Fernandez was a diplomat in the Nicaraguan Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Fernandez currently serves on the board of directors of Stanford University, Georgetown University, the Hoover Institution, the Foreign Policy Association, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, the American Nicaraguan Foundation, and he is a member emeritus of the Georgetown University College Board of Advisors. Previously, he served on the boards of directors of The Trinity School and The Browning School in New York, and MexDer (Mexican Derivatives Exchange) and is the former Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Fernandez graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in economics from Georgetown University in 1979 and pursued doctoral studies in economics at Princeton University from 1979 to 1981. He received an MBA from Stanford University in 1983. He was born in Mexico City and grew up in Nicaragua, Central America. He has lived and worked in Latin America, Europe and the US, and has visited close to 100 countries. He resides in New York City with his wife and their three children.
Job Titles:
- Founder & Chairman, City View Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Former Mayor, San Antonio, Texas
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- Partner and Chair of National Security and Global Trade
- Partner and Chair of National Security and Global Trade, DLA Piper
Ignacio Sanchez represents national and international clients on a broad range of issues before the Executive branch, Congress, and the courts. He advises clients on the development and implementation of comprehensive strategies to protect the clients' interests and achieve its desired objective before the US government.
For over 30 years, Ignacio has been involved in regulatory and legislative matters related to US national security law and policy, whether it be navigating the CFIUS process, advising clients on the application of US economic sanctions, export controls, and anti-boycott laws or advising clients on the legal and political issues related to these matters. In this regard, he has represented clients on these issues before the Congress, Treasury Department, Department of Justice, State Department, US Trade Representative, National Security Council, White House Counsel, National Economic Council, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, and various inter-agency task forces.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Chief Diversity
- Managing Director and Global Chief Diversity
- Managing Director and Global Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer Ares
Mrs. Arrington is a Managing Director and Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ("DEI") Officer in the Ares Human Resources Department, and partners with the firm's DEI Council to advance Ares' strategy to attract, develop, engage and advance diverse talent within an inclusive, welcoming environment, along with advance equity in the broader alternative asset management industry. Mrs. Arrington also serves as an advisor to support DEI initiatives at portfolio companies across Ares' investment strategies. Prior to joining Ares in 2021, Mrs. Arrington served as a Senior Vice President and Head of Targeted Sourcing at Wells Fargo & Company, where she provided leadership in the strategic planning and execution of diversity sourcing initiatives and programs for the firm. Previously, Mrs. Arrington held several senior roles at The Bank of America Corporation within the Global Diversity and Inclusion Organization. In addition, she was an Equity Derivatives Sales Trader at Morgan Stanley. Mrs. Arrington began her career as a Financial Analyst at CIT Group. She serves on the Board of Directors of Poly Prep, the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families and the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP). Mrs. Arrington holds a B.A., summa cum laude, from Rutgers University in Economics and an M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business. Mrs. Arrington is a Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Fellow, a Toigo Fellow and an INROADS alum. She is a Cornell University Certified Diversity Professional/Advanced Practitioner (CCDP/AP) and a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA), PRIMER Network and the Council of Urban Professionals
Job Titles:
- Customer Experience Officer
- Customer Experience Officer CISCO
- Senior Vice President and Group Chief Information Officer at Cisco
Jacqueline Guichelaar is the Senior Vice President and Group Chief Information Officer at Cisco, a worldwide leader in IT, networking and cybersecurity solutions. Jacqui is responsible for all Technology Infrastructure and Application Development and is sprearheading the creation of a digital architecture to accelerate Cisco's Digital eterprise transformation. She is passionate about driving the Digital Strategy for Cisco and its customers in close partnership with the Business and
Job Titles:
- Principal
- President of Valdez Productions
- Principal New Cadence Productions
Jeff Valdez is a serial entrepreneur and President of Valdez Productions. Jeff has been producing, writing and directing TV and film for over 25 years, with the likes of Nickelodeon, Lifetime, Disney, Showtime and NBC. Jeff has also consulted and been a keynote and strategist for organizations looking to maximize their reach into the Latino market, with companies like Coca Cola, Miller Beer, Time Warner Cable, Summit Entertainment, and many others.
He has been credited with pioneering a new category in American television; the English Language Latino Market, which represents the vast majority of American Latinos. Jeff is a multi-faceted expert, on how to address the multitude of opportunities in this new landscape.
Mr. Valdez made history as Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of SiTV (now known as Nuvo/Fuse TV). He launched and oversaw all operations for the critical maiden voyage of the first ever national cable network owned and run by Latinos in the United States.
Job Titles:
- Executive Advisor Partner With the PE Firm Wind Point Partners, and Vice Chairman / Benestar & Evans Food Group
Jose Luis Prado is a businessperson who has been at the head of 7 different companies and holds the position of President of Evans Food Group Ltd. Mr. Prado is also on the board of 12 other companies.
He previously held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer for Gamesa-Quaker Oats Company, President at Pepsico Snacks and President-Quaker Foods North America at PepsiCo, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at PepsiCo International, President & Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Gamesa SA de CV, President at The Quaker Oats Co., President at Frito-Lay Snacks Caribbean, Vice President-Finance at Matutano - Sociedad de de Productos Alimentares Unipessoal, Vice President-Andean Region at Frito-Lay International, and Vice President-Sales of Sabritas S de RL de CV (which are all subsidiaries of PepsiCo, Inc.).
The first Mexican to lead a major PepsiCo business in NA, Prado retired from PepsiCo in 2014 after a distinguished career spanning 30 years, 6 countries and two continents including Mexico, Spain, Caribbean, Andean, and South Cone in Latin America.
Prado currently serves on the Boards of three public Companies: The NorthernTrust Corporation based in Chicago,Il., Brinker International headquartered in Dallas, TX., and Hormel Foods Corporation in Austin, MN.
Prado is deeply committed to the community. He serves on multiple Boards including the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Global Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera, Instituto Mexico at the Woodrow Wilson Institute, the National Museum of Mexican Art, and the Board of the Latino Corporate Directors Association. He is also a member of the Commercial Club, Economic Club, Executive Club of Chicago, and recently he joined the Latino Donor Collaborative Board.
He holds Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Cum Laude), Master of Science in Systems, and Master of Business Administration degrees.
Job Titles:
- Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Equitable Holdings
Job Titles:
- President & CEO / Alvarado Construction, Inc.
Armed with her mother's philosophy of empieza pequeño, pero piensa muy grande ("start small, but think big"), Linda Alvarado began her career as a laborer for a groundskeeper in college, moved into construction management, and formed her own company, Alvarado Construction. She started out pouring concrete for sidewalks and erecting small bus shelters. Now, with more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry, she builds high-rises, hotels, sports arenas, convention centers and more as a commercial general contractor, construction manager, developer, designer/builder, and property manager.
Alvarado sets tall standards in what was, to put it mildly, a man's world. Her Denver-based company has offices in several states and executes multi-million dollar projects across America and internationally. When then-candidate Obama claimed the Democratic nomination in 2008, he was in an Alvarado-restored convention hall. And when the Denver Broncos take the field at the 2001 Mile High, they're playing on turf that she helped lay. The sports connection doesn't end there: Alvarado's co-ownership of the Colorado Rockies makes her the first woman and first Hispanic owner in the history of Major League Baseball.
Job Titles:
- Partner / Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman, LLP
Manuel "Manny" is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP. Over the past 29 years the firm has earned a reputation as one of the premier civil litigation defense firms in the State of Illinois and has grown into the second largest minority-owned law firm in the United States.
Manny is a highly accomplished trial lawyer, specializing in multi-million dollar complex product liability, Asbestos, construction, professional liability, employment law, civil rights, commercial and toxic tort defense litigation. He has
been the lead counsel and successfully tried to verdict more than 75 cases in both State and Federal Court in Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana. He has received an AV Preeminent peer rating by Martindale-Hubbell for the past 29 years.
Highly regarded by his peers, he is a multi-term elected member of the Illinois State Bar General Assembly, past Co-chair of the ABA Commission on the Jury and in 2013 he was selected as the recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Award for Excellence by the Illinois Bar Foundation.
Manny has represented such high profile clients as the manufacturer of the motor vehicle which was one of the nine defendants sued by the Reverend Duane Willis and his wife following the horrific burning deaths of their six children. After the global settlement of the case for $100 million, Manny filed a contribution action against the sole non-settling defendant and successfully secured a jury verdict for the client's entire settlement contribution of $10 Million. In the past 5 years, Manny has also secured favorable jury verdicts for several police officers in the largest civil rights case ever taken to verdict in the Northern District of Illinois, secured a not guilty verdict in defense of a racial discrimination/retaliatory case brought by the EEOC, obtained the first not guilty verdict for an automobile manufacturer in a Living Mesothelioma Asbestos case tried in Madison County, and in 2012 received the Illinois Jury Verdict Award for the best ADA/Civil Rights verdict for a case tried in DuPage County.
Manny has been recognized by the Leading Lawyer Network since 2003 in multiple areas of civil litigation work including product liability and toxic tort defense law. He is a Charter Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America. He has also been named annually a Super Lawyer in Illinois since 2006, a recognition given to the top 5% of attorneys in each State.
As Manny successfully grew his law firm, he became actively engaged in the Business, Civic and Not-for-Profit activities in and around the city of Chicago and State of Illinois. Indeed, Manny presently serves on the Boards of numerous business organizations including The Executives Club of Chicago, The Economic Club of Chicago, The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Independent Maps of Illinois. He is a member of The Commercial Club of Chicago since 1995.
He currently serves on numerous Not-for-Profit Boards including: Children's Memorial Hospital, Choose Chicago, Steppenwolf Theatre, Northern Illinois Foundation, Loyola Council of Regents, Museum of Science & Industry and Chicago Scholars.
Since the founding of the Law Firm in 1987, Manny has literally helped raise millions of dollars for eleemosynary causes including Chicago Scholars, Gary Sinise Foundation, and his alma maters, Northern Illinois University, University of Pennsylvania Law School and Holy Trinity High School.
Manny has received three gubernatorial appointments including appointment by Governor Edgar in 1996 to the Inaugural NIU Board of Trustees, where he served for 15 years, appointment by Governor Quinn to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority in 2011 and appointment by Governor Rauner to Chairmanship of the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. Additionally, in 2011 Manny was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
Job Titles:
- CEO & Founder / Cabrera Capital
- CEO & Founder Cabrera Capital Market
- CEO and Founder of Cabrera Capital Markets
- CEO and Founder of Cabrera Capital Partners
- Chairman of the Chicago Plan Commission, Board
Martin Cabrera is the CEO and Founder of Cabrera Capital Markets (CCM). CCM provides global investment banking and full service global institutional brokerage services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes financial institutions, unions, governments, corporations, hedge funds, foundations and endowments. CCM has issued over $330 billion in debt for municipalities and over $400 billion in debt and equities for corporations throughout the country and internationally.
Martin is also the CEO and Founder of Cabrera Capital Partners (CCP). Cabrera Capital Partners provides national real estate investment advisory services. Cabrera Capital Partners' experienced team of professionals has a significant history of acquiring and developing commercial real estate in excess of 60 projects totaling approximately 35 million square feet resulting in an aggregate property portfolio in excess of $3.5 billion (USD) in gross asset value.
Martin has 22 years of investment experience. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Northern Illinois University and studied at the London School of Economics.
Martin currently serves as Chairman of the Chicago Plan Commission, Board Member at Chicago Community Trust, Member of the Archbishop's Finance Council and Chairman of the Real Estate Committee for the Archdiocese of Chicago, Chairman of the Endowment Committee at St. Ignatius College Prep, Commissioner of the Chicago Public Building Commission, Governing Board Member at Econ Illinois and Board Member of World Business Chicago.
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- CEO
- President
- President & CEO MicroTech
Mr. Anthony (Tony) Jimenez is the award-winning President, CEO, and founder of MicroTech, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and 8(a) Small Business (SDVOSB) focused on Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Audio- Visual Telecommunications, Value Added Resale, and Consulting services and solutions.
Since founding MicroTech in 2004, Tony has grown the business into a profitable multi-million dollar company with over 350 highly skilled professionals supporting over 60 prime contracts with civilian and defense agencies of the Federal government and providing IT and network support to numerous Fortune 500 companies. MicroTech's suite of services and solutions have ensured that clients in Government, Education, and the Technology industry accomplish their mission while simultaneously maximizing their return on investment (ROI) and lowering their total cost of ownership (TCO).
Tony is a highly decorated veteran, has an MA in Computers and Information Systems from Webster University in St. Louis, MO, an MS in Acquisition Management from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL and a BS in Business Management from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. He is a certified Program Manager, Chief Information Officer, and IT professional and has served as a Government Contracting Officer where he held numerous unlimited contracting warrants for the Federal Government.
He serves on a number of boards and councils and attends numerous conferences and technology events serving as an expert on entrepreneurship, government contracting and IT support management. Tony is a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), the American Legion, and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), as well as an active member of United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, United States - Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Military Officers Association of America, and Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA).
Oscar Munoz is the former CEO and chairman of United Airlines and serves on the board of directors of Salesforce, CBRE, TelevisaUnivision, and Archer Aviation, a leading Urban Air Mobility company and developer of all-electric vertical take-off and landing ("eVTOL") aircraft.
In addition to his service to the Pentagon's Defense Business Board, he is a trustee of the University of Southern California and the Brookings Institution, as well as an independent trustee for Fidelity. He is the author of a recent memoir, Turnaround Time, published by Harper Business in spring 2023.
Under his leadership, United Airlines demonstrated rapid improvement, delivering industry-leading operational reliability, and sustained financial success, with stock value increasing 54 percent during that period. Mr. Munoz formally retired as UAL's Executive Chairman in May 2021.
Previously, Oscar served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the North American rail-based transportation supplier CSX Corp. A decade of excellent financial performance, including a boost in operating income of nearly 600 percent, earned CSX recognition on the list of Most Honored Companies by Institutional Investor magazine.
He has served in various financial leadership positions across diverse industries, including U.S. West, AT&T, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo.
He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and an MBA from Pepperdine's Graziadio Business School.
Hispanic Business magazine twice named Oscar one of its ‘100 Most Influential Hispanics, honoring his journey as an immigrant who, to this date, remains the only person of Hispanic heritage to run a U.S. airline.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Co - Founder
- Co - Founder & CEO New American Funding
It's important to give mention to Patty Arvielo's humble beginnings in order to fully understand her unique business perspective and leadership role in the housing industry. Born into a hard-working Mexican-American family from South Gate in L.A. County, California, Patty's first exposure to the mortgage industry was as a young girl. At just 16, Patty landed a clerical position for Trans Union Credit. At 19, she was promoted into a sales position. Patty worked tirelessly to build Real Estate Agent and community relationships and doing so, ignited a life-long passion for service and pursuit of self-made, enduring success.
In the years following, Patty assumed a natural, often unofficial, role as orchestrator and champion for her sales teams and colleagues. She challenges her teams to take on new projects with confidence and determination. She gets to know the people she works with, genuinely befriending even competitors unable to resist her approachable demeanor and infectious love for helping others. Patty's extensive background in mortgage lending includes DE Underwriter and VA LAPP Certifications. Very early on, Patty pursued her own underserved Spanish-speaking markets well before they were a popular and sought after demographic. In 1997 Patty was invited to lead the operations unit of an independent broker shop, and in 2003 she and her husband Rick Arvielo decided to launch their own mortgage company - New American Funding. Over a decade later, Patty has worked to transform New American Funding into a national mortgage lender and servicer that funds more than $1 billion in home loans each month.
Under her guidance, the company has brought the entire loan process in house - origination, processing, underwriting, funding and servicing. She continues to actively contribute to the bottom line, originating and booking millions in home loans each month on her own, all while managing operations and sales for New American Funding's headquarters, 100+ branches and 2000+ employees. Patty's community involvement includes serving on the Executive Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Orange County. Patty has also worked, through her board seat with BBBS, to bring a new mentorship program in house to her company, New American Funding. Patty is deeply involved in the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), whose mission is to increase the rate of sustainable Hispanic homeownership by empowering the real estate professionals that serve the community. She serves as a member of NAHREP's Corporate Board of Governors and has inspired seven of her New American Funding management level employees to obtain local chapter and board positions with the same group in their areas. In spring of 2013, Patty spearheaded the Latino Focus Committee within her organization, whose mission is to identify and address challenges Hispanic consumers face in their pursuit of homeownership and to enhance the quality of their lending experience.
Patty is also on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Consumer Affairs Advisory Council for the Mortgage Bankers Association. She is politically involved in the current and future states of mortgage banking, and frequently visits Washington DC to lobby on behalf of the mortgage industry and homeowners. She also serves as a member of the Fannie Mae Affordable Housing Advisory Council. Additionally, Patty resides on the Freddie Mac Community Lender Advisory Board which provides a forum for constructive dialogue between Freddie Mac and its customers. Patty is the recipient of numerous accolades and recognition for her professional achievements. Among them are Ernst and Young honoring her as a winner for the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of The Year ® Orange County, winning a Silver Stevie® Award for the Woman of the Year category, the 2016 Business Award winner by LA Times Latinos de Hoy and NBC Latino's recent feature highlighting her life. Patty continues to lead by example, shaping both New American Funding and the housing industry overall.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President and Head of Hispanic / Latino Affairs / Wells Fargo
- Executive Vice President and Head of Hispanic / Latino Affairs Wells Fargo & Company
Patty Juarez has spent more than 28 years at Wells Fargo where she has held a variety of leadership roles. Currently, Patty serves as the head of Hispanic/Latino affairs. She is responsible for building a Hispanic/Latino external engagement portfolio focused on national cultural engagement, executive recruitment, business development, and stakeholder relations. She partners with Diverse Segments Representation & Inclusion, External Engagement, and Government Relations to curate national and local stakeholder activities to amplify Wells Fargo's DE&I commitment.
Patty has a long history of leadership in the Latino community. She is former chairwoman and current board development chair of the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, she is on the board of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and on the advisory board of the Latino Donor Collaborative. She is also involved in diversity and entrepreneurship initiatives at University of California at Berkeley, Stanford, Chapman, and Harvard Universities. Externally, Patty often speaks about topics such as Diversity and Inclusion, diverse segments, access to capital, multi-cultural marketing, and financial literacy. Internally, Patty is president of the Hispanic & Latino Connection Employee Resource Network, one of the largest at Wells Fargo (53 chapters) representing more than 35,000 Latinos. She also serves as co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council for Commercial Banking. Patty lives in South Orange County, California, with her husband Manny and her children Isabella and Max.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Senior Advisor
- Co - Founder & Senior Advisor Luminary Media
- Co - Founder and Chief Financial Officer at Luminary Media
Pete Amaro is Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer at Luminary Media, an subscription-based podcasting platform that is building a better community for both creators and consumers through technology and premium content. In this role, Pete is focused on sourcing / underwriting content for the platform and managing all operations of the business.
Previously, Pete was a Vice President and early member at the Raine Group, a global merchant bank focused on sports, media and entertainment. He led the firm's digital media business and helped source, execute and manage a variety of investments across Raine's investment funds, including Wanderlust, System1 and HowStuffWorks.
Prior to Raine, Pete held a number of senior private equity and investment banking roles at Morgan Stanley and UBS Investment Bank.
Pete is based in Chicago and has a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Chairman
- Chairman & CEO Spanish Broadcasting Systems Inc
Raúl Alarcón is the Chairman, CEO and controlling shareholder of Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), a publicly-traded multimedia corporation serving Latino audiences and advertisers throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Under his direction, SBS has grown from a single AM radio station in 1983 to a portfolio of media assets that include a radio division comprised of heritage FM outlets (including America's most-listened-to Latino station, WSKQ in New York City) in the top Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico; the 100+ affiliate AIRE Radio Networks; Mega TV, a network television owner/operator with over-the-air, cable and satellite distribution; SBS Entertainment, the largest independent producer/promoter of Hispanic concerts and events; and LaMusica, a music and video streaming app catering to Hispanic millenials.
For over three decades, Mr. Alarcón has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to fostering and promoting Latino talent and artistry.
He has championed Hispanic ownership of the media and its economic parity with the general market.
Saber Sherrard has been at Bain & Company for 16 years and is a leader in Bain's B2B Go-To-Market and Private Equity practices and serves as Global Head of Bain's B2B Marketing Practice. Saber has significant experience in driving growth and performance acceleration for B2B companies across multiple industrial and technology industries. Saber's articles have been published in a number of journals, including the Harvard Business Review, and he has served as a keynote speaker for several technology industry conferences including Dreamforce, ANA Masters of Marketing, and Google Live.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Business Executive
- Chairman and Founding Partner of New Cadence Productions
Sol Trujillo is a global business executive who has uniquely served as CEO of three large market-cap global companies in the three different corridors of the world: the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. He has a proven track record of transformation and innovation leadership across diverse world cultures and has driven unprecedented growth in the companies he has led in the communications, media, and technology spaces.
Sol also has the distinction of having served on the boards of globally branded companies, including PepsiCo, Bank of America, EDS, Orange, Telstra, Gannett, US West, Target, Soufun (China), and WPP, the world's largest advertising agency holding company. He is currently on the boards of Western Union, a global financial services company; Encantos, an award-winning edtech company; and Cano Health, ranked as the fastest-growing primary care provider in America. Sol served as a trade policy advisor to the Clinton and Bush administrations. He has received numerous global awards for leadership, technology, innovation, and management development and was recently named one of the 100 most influential Latinos in the world by BloombergLinea.
Sol currently chairs the Trujillo Group, LLC, which invests in private companies domestically and internationally. Sol is the chair and co-founder of the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC), where U.S. Latino business leaders are working to create an accurate understanding of U.S. Latinos and their critical importance to the United States based on factual analysis of real data and research. Sol is the co-founder of L'ATTITUDE, a national new mainstream economy business event and national policy discussion platform. He has appeared in leading publications and programs where he is recognized for his expertise in technology, business, and the economy.
Sol is also the chairman and founding partner of New Cadence Productions, a U.S. television and film content creation studio for the new mainstream audience. He is a senior advisor to Bain & Company Management Consulting and serves on the board of advisors of the Stanford School of Medicine Center on Longevity. Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Mr. Trujillo holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and an MBA (Finance) from the University of Wyoming, with honorary doctorates from the University of Wyoming, the University of Colorado, Whittier College, and Miami Dade College.
Job Titles:
- Chairman, Trujillo Group, LLC Former President and CEO
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director at Diversified Search
- Managing Director Diversified Search
Victor Arias is a Managing Director at Diversified Search, working primarily in the Board of Directors practice. He is the leader of the firm's Dallas-Fort Worth office and Co-Practice Leader of the Consumer and Retail practice.
Experience and Expertise
Victor previously served as RSR Partners' Managing Director in Dallas, as well as a senior member of its Board Recruiting Practice.
He joined the firm from Korn Ferry, where he had served as senior client partner since 2007 and was the global leader of the Diversity and Inclusion Initiative. Aside from the board practice specialization, Victor also has deep expertise in the consumer products and real estate sectors for clients whether in the U.S. or Latin America.
Previously, Victor served as partner at Heidrick & Struggles from 2004 to 2007. He also served as a co-managing partner of the Diversity Services Practice. Prior, Victor was also a partner at Spencer Stuart.