As a diversity expert with more than 22 years of experience, Lorie Valle-Yanez was brought onboard to MassMutual Financial Group to implement an internal diversity and inclusion strategy that’s earned accolades from employees and executives alike.
Having spent most of her career in prominent public roles—such as press secretary for former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and before that, Lynne Cheney in the White House—Margita Thompson is quick and sharp as a whip.
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.