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Steering Hess Upstream

From dominating the public sector to handling complex litigation for big oil, David Castro specializes in pushing business forward, onward, and upward

The Case for Patient-Centered Care

As general counsel for Lumin Health, José Padilla must strike a balance between complying with regulations and advocating for better health care access for all.

Playing the Long Game

How Lisa Baltazar, a first-generation Hispanic American from New York’s Loisaida, positioned herself for long-term success as a legal leader with Zurich Insurance Group

Fortifying Houston With Help From Shell

Community service and improving conditions in his hometown are central pillars in Hector Pineda’s life and career

President of the Hispanic National Bar Association as the Yes-Woman

Venturing to deliver a solution to every challenge, Cynthia Mares takes on presidency of the HNBA with the mantra sí se puede

South Texas’s Valley of Possibility

South Texas opportunity creator, super lawyer, and state representative Veronica Gonzales reveals some exciting STEM developments at Texas’s newest university

The Admissions Ambassadors

One organization dismantles the barriers to higher education for first-generation Hispanic-Americans.

The Path of Most Persistence

Brianna Hinojosa-Flores overcomes cancer and a political loss to protect BlackBerry.

Marching Orders

Rolando Portocarrero on his road to the executive level.

Watch and Learn

Hector Gonzalez’s path to Dechert.

Maria Teresa Kumar Motivates Latinos to Vote

Maria Teresa Kumar has spent the last ten years registering and equipping the young Latino voter, taking an active stand in the movement to ensure that Latino power in America reflects population size .

The Visible Man

Although the roadmap is unclear, Glenn Nieves champions a quest for diversity in education and employment.

On the Shoulders of Giants

Regina Montoya has a pass to the middle class for poverty-stricken Dallas. Can it work for the nation?

Left My Heart in Albuquerque

For U.S. Bank’s Dennis Garcia, Albuquerque is a land of opportunity, and he is helping cultivate its next generation of professionals

The Maverick

Chris Luna’s journey from private sector to public servant and back again.

A Passion for Law

Chris Garza has been approaching the bench since he was too little to see over it. While other kids were meeting in the sandbox, the director and general counsel at Cosentino North America followed his attorney father to work and met federal judges.

Corporate Citizen

Verizon’s Mario Acosta-Velez proves that “corporation” and “community” are complementary, not contradictory

Leading a Cool Legal Career

Jessica Valenzuela Santamaria shares her journey from farm-town life to legal leader

“We made the Hispanic community feel welcome in our party, and I consider that perhaps my greatest legacy in Florida politics.”

Alberto R. Cardenas’s journey from his humble roots as a Cuban immigrant to Washington, DC’s top lobbyists

A Healthy Diagnosis for Diversity

Maritza Bond recruits minority students into the health-care field.