Finance

Latin America’s Fintech Boom Is Entering a New Phase

Recent deals and credit data suggest Latin America’s fintech race depends less on customer growth and more on infrastructure, technology, and discipline

Don Cornwell Dynasty Equity
Don Cornwell Stresses the Importance of Being There in Person

Don Cornwell has helped shepherd massive sports and entertainment deals. He believes in doing it in person.

Gabriel Yorio Inter-American Development Bank Group
Gabriel Yorio Brings Unrivaled Experience to the Inter-American Development Bank

Gabriel Yorio, Vice President for Finance and Administration at the IDB, brings decades of experience across government, public policy, and finance.

Catalina Sierra Mejía O-I Glass, Inc.
Catalina Sierra Mejía Continues Challenging the Status Quo 17 Years in at O-I

Catalina Sierra Mejía is the treasurer with decades of institutional knowledge at O-I

Alvaro Silva The Coca-Cola Company
Alvaro Silva is Always Coca-Cola

Alvaro Silva made it to the company he’d always wanted to work for, but it took some time.

Fernando De Leon Leon Capital Group
Fernando De Leon Makes the Case for Latino Ownership

Leon Capital Group founder and CEO Fernando De Leon explains why the next step for Latinos is turning hard work into ownership

Pico y Pala by Sergio Barajas
Pico Y Pala: Resizing the American Home

Building new homes is only part of the answer. Remodeling and reinvesting in existing housing is the next big opportunity for local contractors.

Codie Sanchez JONESWORKS
Codie Sanchez Invests in Small Business Owners

Codie Sanchez Seeks to Create More Ownership with her new book, Own Or Be Owned

Executives to Watch September 2026
Executives to Watch: September 2026

In our September Executives to Watch, meet nine Hispanic executives pushing their industries to the next level.

Patty Juarez Wells Fargo
Patty Juarez Makes Financial Literacy Personal at Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo’s Executive Vice President of External Engagement brings three decades of access, representation, and financial literacy to AVANCE Global

Patty Arvielo New American Funding
Patty Arvielo runs the country’s largest Latina-owned mortgage lender. This September she brings Thrive and Lead to the Bellagio at AVANCE Global.

The New American Funding cofounder brings her Thrive and Lead mentorship program to AVANCE Global, with a roster of women she knows personally and a hard line against what she calls fluencers

The Future of Homeownership: How Buyers Are Getting Creative
The Future of Homeownership: How Buyers Are Getting Creative

As traditional homeownership becomes harder to reach, buyers are reconsidering one of its oldest assumptions: that a home needs to belong to one person or one household

The New Rules of Retirement: How Financial Planning Is Evolving
The New Rules of Retirement: How Financial Planning Is Evolving

Longer lives, inflation, and Social Security uncertainty are reshaping retirement planning—from withdrawal rates to when work becomes optional.

Executives to Watch August 2026
Executives to Watch: August 2026

In our August Executives to Watch, meet six Hispanic executives pushing their industries to the next level

The Billion-Dollar Business of Sports Ownership: Who Is Buying Sports Teams and Why
The Billion-Dollar Business of Sports Ownership: Who Is Buying Sports Teams and Why

As private equity, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors pour into professional sports, team ownership is shifting from billionaire trophy asset to scarce, global business.

Roberto Carrato Diageo
Roberto Carrato Reflects on Two Decades at Spirits Giant Diageo

Roberto Carrato trusts the process of becoming a CFO at Diageo

Luis F. Galvan-Sarabia Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Luis F. Galvan-Sarabia Finds Evolution in a Dynamic Beverage Alcohol Market

Luis F. Galvan-Sarabia dives into long-term growth and evolution at Southern Glazer’s with a swimmer’s mindset

Executives to Watch: June 2026

In our June Executives to Watch, meet seven Hispanic executives pushing their industries to the next level.

Christopher López Valarix
Christopher López Founded Valarix to Confront a CPA Crisis

Christopher López has built an AI platform to multiply the power of accountants

Marcela Lopez PayPal
Marcela Lopez Prioritizes Wellness to Thrive at PayPal

Marcela Lopez on navigating the difficult balance of executive life and motherhood—and making it work

Patricia Pacheco de Baez Bank of America
Patricia Pacheco de Baez Is a Relentless Unicorn

Bank of America’s Patricia Pacheco de Baez is uniquely positioned to serve ultra high-networth clients amidst the greatest wealth transfer in history