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A native of Peru, Claudia Pardo of The Nielsen Company channels her understanding of cultural nuances to resonate with Hispanic audiences.
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.
As managing director of Viacom’s Americas division, Sofia Ioannou oversees business and creative development for entertainment brands such as MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon.
Dominican-born Rosa Estrella makes navigating cultural expectations a priority in her international role as senior legal director of Eisai Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Luis Felipe Vilarin leverages his Chilean roots into a competitive advantage when doing business abroad. “Growing up in the United States to immigrant parents has inspired me to work hard, to never take anything for granted, and to seize every opportunity,” he says.
Their detour into business law and government relations, via their namesake firm, allows them to serve Hispanic-owned midsize businesses with their own personal touch.
But she now attributes her company, GenQuest, Inc.’s, success to an unconventional concept: making friends with competitors.
But Amylin’s vice president of legal Julia Feliciano makes creating inroads with internal constituents as much of a priority as ensuring the pharmaceuticals company she works for is protected and compliant.
Alejandro Quiroz on how he went from scooping yogurt at his father’s shop in Puebla, Mexico, to his “dream job” overseeing manufacturing processes worldwide to support Whirlpool’s international brands.
The experience, however, only taught her independence and resourcefulness—paving the way for the wealth of expertise she brings every day to health insurer Cigna as its chief diversity officer.
This childhood mantra continues to propel him as a lawyer for DuPont, a science-based products-and-services company with a penchant for finding outside-the-box solutions.
Whether it provokes laughter or tears, Pepe Vargas knows a compelling film can ignite a mix of emotions in viewers—a method he wants to use to help counter discrimination and bring about change as executive director of the Chicago Latino Film Festival.
With recent critical acclaim for boundary-pushing plays such as El Nogalar, Chicago playwright Tanya Saracho has emerged as a powerhouse in American and Latino theater alike, and she’s using her newfound fame to challenge stereotypes of what it means to be a Latina.
Close friends and powerful Latinas Monica Gil and Angela Mariana Freyre discuss with Hispanic Executive how their mentor-mentee bond helped propel them to new career heights.
Often hailed as the Second City, Chicago is on a league of its own when it comes to opportunities for multicultural business, particularly for the 38,000 Hispanic-owned enterprises which call the city home.
Charged with helping lead L’Oréal’s diversity marketing efforts, Daniel Villarroel has emerged as a true trailblazer, brainstorming campaigns that resonate with the Hispanic female audience.