Tony Rico keeps La Gran Familia Goya healthy and happy by implementing new ideas and technologies as director of HR for Goya Foods, Inc.
Commanding a fleet of 144 aircraft, executive VP and COO Estuardo Ortiz has flown Avianca up the ranks to become one of the top airlines in the world.
Edmundo Miranda keeps Spirit Airlines soaring as the ultra-low-fare carrier’s VP and corporate controller. “We never forget that we are ultra-low cost,” he says. “We think about it every time we take out our own trash to save money on housekeeping.”
Alina Urdaneta listens to her colleagues, practitioners, and the industry to keep Siemens Hearing Instruments heard.
J. Alex Valdez keeps the pulse of his New Mexico community as the leader of CHRISTUS St. Vincent hospital. “You always have to look forward to brighter and better days, and be passionate about what you do and why you’re doing it,” he says.
Judge Nelson Diaz came from humble beginnings in Harlem to become the first Latino judge in Pennsylvania.
Gracie Inacay keeps Harris Associates LP committed to its employees. “When I know who the players are throughout the organization and what needs to get done, I can be a strategic partner to management and an advocate for employees,” she says.
As director of diversity relations and head of campus recruitment for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Martin Rodriguez is able to continue his college experience.
Carmen Heredia-Lopez, director of investments for the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund, advocates for diversity and teamwork.
Energized by an “audacious vision,” David Guzmán helms an ambitious IT plan for an industry in flux.
H. D. Smith’s David Guzmán leads an ambitious IT plan to innovate the pharmaceutical industry.
Fresh from celebrating Fender Mexico’s 25th anniversary, Sergio Villanueva is quick to point out that milestones don’t come easy. Here, he shares how he’s helped build a true familia Fender.
DRR Advisors’ founder Robert Rodriguez is proud to “do the Latino thing.”
As VP of HR for ATI Physical Therapy, Lisa Gutierrez busts the myth of HR as a non-revenue-making role, noting it is actually “revenue saving.”
Priscilla Alvarado steers the Avis Budget Group on a path of innovation with exciting new programs. “We’re in the midst of launching some of the most innovative programs in our company’s history,” she says.
Cuba-native Raul Valdes-Fauli serves his community as a lawyer and civil servant. “Since I can remember I wanted to be a lawyer,” Valdes-Fauli says. “It wasn’t a decision. I never wanted to be anything else.”
Elizabeth Muñoz Rodriguez sets her sights high. “Through my work in the talent field, I hope to help change the face of business leaders of the future to better reflect the diverse face of America today,” she says.
Omar Vargas employs what he learned in law school on Capitol Hill—but when negotiating with Latin American officials, nothing’s as valuable as Vargas’s heritage
Verizon’s Al Torres shares with HE why making time to talk is the best quality a leader in the telecommunications industry can have.
Almost brushed off as overqualified, Osvaldo Ramos convinced TravelStore to give him a try. Now as EVP and CFO, he’s been instrumental to the company’s 30+ acquisitions and tremendous success over the past 20 years.
Joe Machiote of Snyder’s-Lance took the adversity he faced in life and turned it into inspiration as he promotes diversity as VP of organizational development.