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.

2020 Best of the Boardroom

For our sixth annual Best of the Boardroom issue, we’ve partnered with the Latino Corporate…

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Aída Álvarez Forwards Her Vision of Success

“Being on a board of directors, whether it’s for profit or nonprofit, is a privilege,”…

Cari Dominguez, ManpowerGroup, portrait
Cari Dominguez Is a Trailblazer

What makes a leader? Is it the skills they have learned? The impact they have…

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LCDA: Sounding the Alarm Bell

In the US and around the world, investors and shareholders have pushed for greater diversity…

Primed for the Boardroom

There is a significant distinction between the work of an executive and the work of…

Sonia Perez
Primed and Board Ready: Sonia Pérez

You attended the LCDA’s annual convening last fall as part of the BRI program. How…

Pedro Pierluisi
Primed and Board Ready: Pedro Pierluisi

You’ve had an impressive career in both public service and in the private sector. How…

2019 Best of the Boardroom

Despite growing awareness of the importance of diversity and of the influential Hispanic market, a…

Antonio Garza White & Case
Antonio Garza: Best of the Boardroom

Antonio Garza has held some of the highest positions available in both the public and…

Julio Portalatin: Best of the Boardroom

Julio Portalatin continues to believe—and demonstrate—that a deep sense of purpose in his daily work will lead to a broader, more meaningful impact.

Francisco Sánchez: Best of the Boardroom

At the age of twenty-two, Francisco Sánchez had saved up the princely sum of $8,000.…

Debra Sandler Mavis Foods
Debra Sandler: Best of the Boardroom

From growing up in Trinidad amongst a large extended family, to helping launch Splenda, to…

Cesar Alvarez Greenberg Traurig
Cesar Alvarez: Best of the Boardroom

At a recent dinner hosted by Don Francisco, Cesar Alvarez and the dozen-or-so other guests…

Meredith Mendes, Jenner & Block LLP
Meredith Mendes: Best of the Boardroom

Ask Meredith Mendes how she became COO and executive director of Jenner & Block, a…

Patricia Salas Pineda
Hispanic Executives, Pay Attention: Opportunities are Broadening

We are seeing encouraging trends in the boardroom for Hispanic executives. First, in 2016 and…

Michael Alicea Nielsen
2018 Best of the Boardroom: Michael Alicea

The common wisdom about career progression is that you move steadily up from positions of…

Augusto Lima Novartis
2018 Best of the Boardroom: Augusto Lima

Augusto Lima’s education and career set him on a global journey. Lima was born and…

Tere Alvarez Canida
2018 Best of the Boardroom: Tere Alvarez Canida

As a cofounder, principal, president, and highly successful portfolio manager at Taplin, Canida and Habacht…

Luis Aguilar Falcon Cyber Investments
2018 Best of the Boardroom: Luis Aguilar

Luis Aguilar’s interest in law began when he was in grade school and he moved…

Kim Casiano Ford
2018 Best of the Boardroom: Kimberly Casiano

Board Snapshot Ford Motor Company Mutual of America Kimberly Casiano began her path to the…

Victor Arias RSR Partners
Guest Editor: Victor Arias

Only 2.5 percent of board directors at Fortune 500 firms were Hispanic in 2015. By…