Latinos in the Boardroom
Despite recent progress, Latinos remain underrepresented in the boardroom. These leaders are actively working to leverage their voices and open up opportunities for other diverse directors.
2015 was a year of diving headfirst into new opportunities for Myrna Soto. The leading…
The first thing one wonders, after realizing how much Patricia Salas Pineda gets done every…
Monica Lozano has leveraged news desks, corner offices, and corporate boards to drive positive change for the Hispanic community
Guest editor Ana Dutra contributes her expertise to our second annual Best of the Boardroom issue
After a long and successful career, Lou Nieto has taken his expertise into America’s boardrooms, where he advises two Fortune 500 companies
Signature Flight Support president and COO Maria Sastre soars on a variety of corporate boards with a focus on customer care
The Honorable Nelson A. Diaz has had an illustrious career in law, but these days his focus is on increasing Latino representation on corporate boards
Alvarado Construction CEO and Colorado Rockies owner Linda Alvarado advocates for diversity on boards from shipping to manufacturing sectors and beyond
Running two companies and sitting on a couple of corporate boards, Arcilia Acosta keeps her focus on the business at hand while fostering the inclusion of women and minorities
Roel Campos draws upon his atypical and expansive legal and business background to advise both publicly and privately held companies
When we started to discuss the Hispanic Executive issue about Latinos in the boardroom, we…
Jose Luis Prado says that the first step to joining a board is to be an indispensable leader. “Be a valuable player to your company on your own, without your ethnicity coming into the picture,” he says. “You must always take risks, learn new skills, and push yourself out of your comfort zone.”
Cynthia Telles’s passion for board work is a natural extension of her passion for service. She views her recent appointment to GM as an opportunity to revitalize the historic company.
The retired astronaut is using his perspective to empower both his own company, Ad Astra Rocket Company, and the organizations whose boards he serves on.
Sara Martinez Tucker serves as a guest lecturer for a Leadership and Social Change class at Notre Dame, where she is able to provide advice for seniors studying political science.
Dr. Elsa Murano was the first woman and Hispanic president of Texas A&M University, a post she held until 2009. The position was the latest in a line of trailblazing career moves.
Kunda quotes Napoleon Hill: “A goal is a dream with a deadline.”
