Top 10 Líderes

Our annual list of Top 10 Líderes highlights extraordinary leaders who are working to advance their industries and transform their communities.

Javier Palomarez: The Guest Editor

The biggest misconception about leadership is that it is something to be pursued. “You don’t…

Xavi Cortadellas: The Sports Innovator

When Gatorade has a new product to test out, they collaborate, incubate, and gather insights…

Nina Vaca: The Dream Maker

Nina Vaca knows success is a responsibility, and her life’s work proves it. Vaca is…

Rudy Rodríguez Jr.: The Entertainer

It’s not often that you hear an executive from a major international company say that…

Jorge Gonzalez: The People-First Banker

For Jorge Gonzalez, banking isn’t about loans, checking accounts, branches, or online banking. It’s about…

Thomas Santiago: The Designer

For Thomas Santiago, in the battle of Wall Street versus Hollywood, Hollywood won. Before joining…

Magda Yrizarry: The Conversation Starter

At a large company such as Verizon Communications, the opportunities are endless. You can work…

Aleida Rios: The STEM Advocate

Aleida Rios, who came to the United States from Mexico with her family when she…

Guest Editor Letter: Javier Palomarez

As president and CEO of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, I have the…

Top Ten Líderes 2017

As 2017 draws to a close, Hispanic Executive presents its sixth annual Top Ten Líderes,…

Karl G. Gouverneur: The Digital Leader

Shortly after starting at Northwestern Mutual ten years ago, Karl G. Gouverneur, vice president of…

Bob Unanue: The Company Man

Don’t look for Bob Unanue on Undercover Boss. Although he’s a fan of the hit…

Top 10 Líderes 2016

JOSE LUIS PRADO CEO Evans Food Group NATALIE MORALES Anchor Access Hollywood, The TODAY Show…

David Rodriguez: The People Person

Marriott International is known for attracting guests to its many hotel locations, but what might…

Letter From the Editor

“Diversity” and “inclusion” show up a lot in the pages of Hispanic Executive. Together, they…

Julio Portalatin: The Advocate

“I never set out to be a CEO,” Julio Portalatin says after over thirty years…

Monica Caldas: The Change-Maker

Monica Caldas doesn’t have time or patience for complaints: only for action. After immigrating to…

Adolfo Perez: The Loyalist

To sum up his childhood, Adolfo Perez says he had a “typical Latino upbringing, if…

Yasmine Winkler: The Evolutionary

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it’s the very trait that has given Yasmine…

J.C. Gonzalez-Mendez: The Counselor

A year after McDonald’s Corporation hired J.C. Gonzalez-Mendez, an earthquake hit. He was hired in 1984…

Natalie Morales: The Storyteller

Natalie Morales is settling into a new role in Los Angeles after moving from New…