Government

Francisco J. Leija
Francisco J. Leija from Battlefield to Boardroom

Francisco J. Leija wants his community to understand that corporate success is also possible through military service in America.

A New Congress, a Different Business Landscape

Democrats now control Congress, but President Trump keeps the veto. Here is what divided government means for business tax, trade, and oversight planning.

Latino Voters Defy the Republican Playbook in South Texas

Bobby Pulido’s upset and two Democratic holds show that Latino support in South Texas is earned, not owned.

Before the Governor’s Office, Gina Hinojosa Fought for a School

Texas’s governor-elect entered public life fighting for an Austin elementary school. Her path shows what changes when an advocate becomes the decision-maker.

Pico y Pala by Sergio Barajas
Pico Y Pala: Seeing Purple, the Color of Common Ground

As Americans head to the polls, a bipartisan housing win shows how purple thinking and common ground can bring the dream of a home back within reach.

Susana Sandoval First American Title Insurance Company
Susana Sandoval Can Make Her World a Better Place Through Connection

Susana Sandoval Improves Her Community at First American Title Insurance Company

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.

Isabel Casillas Guzman Avenida Advisors
Isabel Casillas Guzman Is Still Looking Out for Small Businesses

Isabel Casillas Guzman is the former administrator of the US Small Business Administration and now the founder and president of Avenida Advisors

Brazil’s Election Is a Business Story, Too

Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula offer two different paths to growth in Brazil’s October 25 runoff. Here is what business leaders should watch.

Pico y Pala by Sergio Barajas
Pico Y Pala: Now You Know

Immigrants make up more than a quarter of America’s construction workforce and enforcement that stops distinguishing threats from builders puts the nation’s capacity to build at risk

Richard Alonso HF Sinclair
Richard Alonso Is an Environmental Lawyer with Unrivaled Perspective

HF Sinclair’s Richard Alonso has decades in government, private practice, and in-house experience

Margita Thompson Aventiv Technologies
Margita Thompson Builds Alignment Where Growth Is Tested

How Aventiv’s chief corporate affairs officer helps organizations operate with clarity in an era of constant scrutiny

Alejandra Velázquez
Alejandra Velázquez: Authenticity as Strategy in Government Relations

Alejandra Velázquez built her strategic public policy leadership grounded in trust, relationships, and community

Nelson Cruz
30 Under 30: Nelson Cruz, Entertainment Software Association

Nelson Cruz, a Dominican American born in Silver Spring, Maryland and raised between the Dominican…

Power at the Polls
Power at the Polls: How Latino Consistency Changes Influence, Representation

As the Latino population and our impact grows, we have power at the polls—both in the voting booth and on the ballot—to affect change, writes Diana Maldonado

Running for Public Office
Things I Wish I Knew When Considering Public Office

Former Texas State Representative Diana Maldonado reflects on what led to her run for public office and why she wants to help other women take that first step

Hisplaining Why Latin America Has Female Presidents

How come machista Latin American countries have had several female heads of state but the US has none? Yehudit Mam Hisplains this headscratcher.

José Apolinar Olivera Meta
José Apolinar Olivera Went from Adversity to Attorney

José Apolinar Olivera details his journey from a difficult childhood to a leading legal role at Meta

Michael Madriaga The J.M. Smucker Company
Michael Madriaga Advocates for Smucker on Capitol Hill

Michael Madriaga influences policy and legislation on behalf of The J.M Smucker Company

Sam Valverde Ginnie Mae
Meet Sam Valverde, Ginnie Mae’s First Latino Acting President

His family’s ability to purchase their home in the early 1980s placed Sam Valverde on a transformational path to help more Americans become first-time homeowners as Ginnie Mae’s first Latino acting president

Tech
The Top 10 Latino-Owned Tech Companies on the Rise

How ten Latino-owned tech companies are leading the charge in AI-driven innovation, diversifying the industry, and expanding their reach