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Hispanic Executive Staff represents the editorial team behind Hispanic Executive's coverage of the leaders, organizations, and ideas shaping the future of business. Through executive profiles, feature stories, news, and thought leadership, the team is dedicated to delivering accurate, engaging journalism that celebrates Latino leadership while exploring the trends, innovations, and conversations driving today's business landscape.

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Negotiating complex cross-border deals at lightning speed

Not wanting to live in his father’s shadow in his native Caracas, Venezuela, Miguel A. Zaldivar Jr. accepted a position at a Miami law firm, which required him to go back to law school to earn a US law degree. Simultaneously, he struggled to build a client base, perfect his English-speaking skills, and prepare for the birth of his first child with his wife.

Marketing iconic soda brands

PepsiCo’s Carlos Saavedra discusses his rise at PepsiCo, his unique perspectives on marketing to a Latino audience, and his advice for up-and-coming marketing leaders.

Thinking like a coach

FedEx Office’s Jim Arca shares the secret to cultivating a winning team capable of tackling any problem.

Marcela Bailey Runs a More Efficient and Effective Organization

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Marcela Bailey details her climb up the ladder in her company from entry-level accounting clerk to divisional CIO.

From Single Mother to Rising Star

Blending legal prowess with business savvy, Juanita Rodriguez, general counsel of BN Capital Holdings, pushes past barriers.

Navigating Legal Waters with a “Personal Touch”

Offering a “personal touch” is the concept that Diane Hernandez instills in her law firm, Hernandez, Hicks and Valois, PA, and one of the reasons she aspired to start the firm about nine years after earning her law degree from the University of Miami.

Michael Garcia doesn’t just crunch numbers.

As the financial steward for billion-dollar Omni Hotels & Resorts, he balances a steady pursuit of growth with a desire to take good care of his “work family.”

Closing the Digital Divide

In Silicon Valley, CA, the large Hispanic population is not reflected in the technological workforce of the region. The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Silicon Valley leads the charge in improving this situation.

Finance Facilitator

By merging her family-business experience with corporate business savvy, Remy J. Norman approaches challenges—and offers solutions—in her own unique way.

Heading a Bank That Pays Attention

After 20 years of working at large banks, Raul Valdes-Fauli decided to try something new. Now president and CEO of a boutique financial institution, Professional Bank, he knows he made the right choice. “I’m having fun getting out of bed and coming in to the bank every day for the first time in too long,” he says.

Prevailing in Tough Times

Jorge Caballero recounts his tale of triumph over obstacles that led him to be deputy regional tax managing partner for the Northeast practice of Deloitte Tax

Raising the bar for Latinos in
Los Angeles County

Committed to helping others, Ileana Hernandez felt instantly at home at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, a firm that actually encourages each partner to perform at least 30 hours of pro bono work per year. Most staff members, like Hernandez, double or triple that number.

What is the main challenge facing the health-care field?

For experts in the health-care field tackle this question and more

The Art of Business

Entrepreneur Pedro Guerrero views business with an artist’s eye

Top 10 Lideres

Drumroll, por favor. After combing the nation for candidates who exemplify leadership, innovation, and passion in the business arena and beyond, the time has finally come to unveil our inaugural Top 10 Líderes list!

Prepare for Take Off

As the first Latino director of NASA’s John H. Glenn Research Center, Ramon “Ray” Lugo makes history.

The Uplifter

Drawing inspiration from immigrants like his father, Univision’s Roberto Llamas channels his unbending faith in people into a dynamic career as chief human resources officer at the Spanish-language television network.

She Shoots! She Scores!

Elisa Padilla shares her game plan for rebranding the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets.

“If there’s an outage or system failure, I’ve learned not to panic because it becomes a domino effect.”

We chat with St. John Knits, Inc.’s vice president of IT infrastructure, Guillermo Lopez, to hear what it takes to keep such a trendsetting organization running smoothly.

A Winning Gamble

Leaving his job at PricewaterhouseCoopers to be a gofer, Arturo Barquet’s willingness to take risks has made him one of the most powerful Latinos in entertainment.

Step by Step

With her eye on the prize and a strategy for how to get there, Melanie Montenegro blazes her own trail to the general counsel seat at Spanish Broadcasting System.