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Hispanic Executive

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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International Chameleons

Global players such as Natalia Ruderman of IBM and three other international executives from the US Department of State, Accenture, and Molex reveal why being bicultural offers a competitive edge in today’s increasingly interdependent world.

San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit tackles barriers facing Latino families

As executive director of the Latino Community Foundation, Raquel Donoso supports community organizations across eight counties in their efforts to build a better future for Latinos in California.

Latino lawyer fights for Chicago’s blue-collar workers

Through his work with the Mexican Consulate and Goldberg Weisman Cairo, personal-injury attorney Raul Rodriguez takes pride in his mission to defend underserved Hispanic communities.

Making a Franchise McFlourish

Celebrating 20 years as owner/operator at McDonald’s, Joseph E. Montoya shares his tried-and-true strategies for running a successful franchise with golden arches.

Pipe Dreams

Jim Jaime’s water-and-sewer supply company is not just staying afloat in this economy—business is thriving

Full-Time Perks

Ron Alvarado chose an odd time to launch a recruitment-services company. In 2009, as the country was experiencing some of the most financially troubling times in history, the premise of Alvarado’s Novus Staffing Solutions was to find people jobs when no one was hiring.

Her Own Boss

Blanca Acosta Barroso builds her own business, Equipco Manufacturing, Inc., based on lessons gleaned from a lifetime of working alongside her father in the waste-handling industry.

Silicon Valley’s social butterfly Frederick Gonzalez helps high-tech players “go public.”

Frederick Gonzalez guides Corsair Components’ transition into the shifting realm of publicly traded companies.

Armed with Work Ethic

Propelled by skills he learned in the army, Adolph Galindo has spent the last 28 years making Delta Scale, Inc. a leading industry force.

Signed, Sealed, and Delivered

With the support of his two children, Rick Rodriguez knows the only destination for Atlantis Packaging is up.

“My mother ingrained in me that the minute I walked out the door, I was representing my family, my Christian faith, my culture, and my nationality.”

Sony Picture Television’s Sira Veciana-Muiño lends her legal expertise to hit shows such as Latin American Idol, Brazil’s Next Top Model, and Los Caballeros Las Prefieren Brutas.

Navigating International Territory

Mayda Prego works closely with legal systems in Africa and Latin America as senior counsel of Chevron Corporation.

A People Person

As Kellogg Company’s vice president and chief counsel, Norma Barnes-Euresti ensures the brand’s labor and employment policies leave a good taste in employees’ mouths.

Translating Innovation

Indrani Franchini builds an innovative team as chief compliance counsel for global pharmaceuticals company, Pfizer Inc.

In Sync

Alfredo Flores Sr. never played an instrument, but he sold a small fortune’s worth, building the largest music store in San Antonio. Upon retiring some 40 years ago, he handed the reins to his son, Alfredo Flores Jr., who expanded Alamo Music Center into a mini-mecca for local music lovers.

Boston native helps connect Latino professionals nationwide

While raising two small children and training for the Boston Marathon, Yvonne Garcia works to make the business world a better place for Latino professionals through her role as national vice president of ALPFA.

Fishing for Better Practices

Overseeing ADS Seafood and Sea Delight’s sustainability efforts, Adriana Sanchez-Lindsay is making sure her father’s business continues to sail toward a bright horizon.

Cornering the Mexican-Food Market

From a small grocery store and tortilla plant started by the Villarreal brothers to one of the biggest Hispanic-owned corporations in Wisconsin, here is the story behind El Rey Mexican Products Inc’s. explosive growth.

A Winning Legal Career

Since his start with eBay, Inc., Torpoco has tackled several roles, including a stint in Spain, and is currently the senior commercial and product counsel for the company that earned more than $9.2 billion in sales in 2010.

Communicating with Consumers

A native of Peru, Claudia Pardo of The Nielsen Company channels her understanding of cultural nuances to resonate with Hispanic audiences.

Taking charge with LaKisha Garcia of MasterCard

As part of MasterCard’s US multicultural marketing team, LaKisha Garcia, director of US marketing for MasterCard Worldwide, spends her days developing programs that provide multicultural audiences with information about flexible and reliable payments tools.