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Johnny N. Garza Jr. makes giving back a priority
Find out why Manuel Ortiz is being hailed as one of K Street’s most influential strategists
J. Alex Valdez keeps the pulse of his New Mexico community as the leader of CHRISTUS St. Vincent hospital. “You always have to look forward to brighter and better days, and be passionate about what you do and why you’re doing it,” he says.
Carmen Heredia-Lopez, director of investments for the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund, advocates for diversity and teamwork.
Hilton Worldwide’s senior director of supplier diversity Fred Lona has taken an HR function and meshed it with the procurement process to expand the hotel chain’s supplier base.
Guillermo Garcia took the values of hard work his parents taught him to create GSG Consulting,Inc., a Chicago-based company that focuses on civil infrastructure design, geotechnical engineering, and environmental remediation, as well as construction management, site development, occupational safety, and industrial hygiene.
Richard L. Rodriguez, a strategic management consultant in Chicago, makes it a point to give back. “The further I progressed in my career, the more I made sure I allowed time to give back,” says Rodriguez, an attorney who serves on the boards of at least eight nonprofits in the city.
“Growing up in the Bronx, the YMCA was one of the few places I could go to stay off the streets,” says John Quiñones, who now serves as secretary and general counsel of the YMCA Retirement fund.
As managing partner for Valverde & Rowell, Hugo Valverde focuses on immigration law—a calling with very personal roots for the son of Peruvian immigrants.
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.
Entrepreneur Pedro Guerrero views business with an artist’s eye
Whether it’s by traveling the globe, talking to customers and colleagues, or handling a crisis, Mike Fernandez is perfectly at ease as corporate vice president of Cargill.
Lupe Fernandez goes from part-time reception to company president at Entrust One Facility Services.
Despite a fulfilling career with consumer-products giant Campbell Soup Company, Harry Perales hasn’t forgotten his roots. In fact, he’s made it his mission to broaden opportunities and access for minority vendors.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Only 28, Gray Mateo-Harris has already defended employers in litigation matters at the state court and federal court level. With her drive, zest for taking on new challenges, and unique perspective, it’s clear the fourth-year associate at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (NGE) is just getting started.