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Ricardo Rivera fights the odds to turn his fledgling venture, Ideal Interiors, into one of New York City’s premier general-construction firms.
As Aon Latin America’s chief counsel, Marta Carreira-Slabe combines the communication skills and empathy of a journalist with the legal analysis and training of a lawyer.
As vice president, account management for the largest health insurer in the country, Tammy Truxillo Tucker is one of few women–and even fewer Latinas—in this role.
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.
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.
Arabel Alva Rosales, cofounder and co-executive producer of Latino Fashion Week—the only show of its kind in the country—explains how the fashion event evolved from its humble roots into a powerful platform for Latino designers and models.
As a kid growing up in Southern California, Nestor Barrero wasn’t familiar with the law, except to know that he shouldn’t break it. These days, as vice president of employment law for NBCUniversal, Barrero plays the role of strategic adviser in the dynamic entertainment industry.
During his 17 years with Shell Oil, Hector Pineda has steadily risen through the ranks of this multinational firm’s legal-services department. A New Orleans native, he readily credits his family and their shared Hispanic heritage as pivotal to his own success.
As chief people officer and executive vice president of Dallas-based ACS, the BPO [business process outsourcing] and ITO [IT outsourcing] services division of Xerox Corp., Lora Villarreal has dedicated her life to the people around her.
With his depth of experience with foreign cultures, Ricardo de la Blanca is a true international man of marketing. Born in Venezuela to the wealthy owners of Grupo Tropicana, de la Blanca was an apprentice before many of his peers reached high school.
