Industry Leaders

Explore stories of top industry leaders shaping the future. Hispanic Executive highlights influential figures driving innovation and success

Rose Marie Glazer AIG
Rose Marie Glazer is a Large Cap Public Company General Counsel at AIG

How a small gift from her parents fueled Glazer’s career success

Edda Santiago Covenant House International
Edda Santiago is the Queen of Reinvention at Covenant House International

Who walks away from big law money to focus on combating homelessness? Edda Santiago.

Elena Ortiz Chiques Mastercard
Elena Ortiz Knows Mastercard Has Her Back

Elena Ortiz was promoted during her maternity leave, and she returned more committed than ever

Rafaela Monasterio Asset Living
Rafaela Monasterio Paves the Way for Continued Asset Living Expansion

Rafaela Monasterio continues to create a best-in-class compliance organization at Asset Living

Executives to Watch August 2026
Executives to Watch: August 2026

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

Alex Sabad Accenture
Alex Sabad is the Connector at Accenture

Alex Sabad on thirty years in supply chain and being open to the unknown

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

Roberto Carrato trusts the process of becoming a CFO at Diageo

Iliana Hall Fossil Group
Iliana Hall Is Holding the Door Open at Fossil Group

From a file room in Dallas to VP of Total Rewards & Diversity, Iliana Hall is reshaping how Fossil Group supports its people around the world

Juan Carlos Caviedes
From Mop Duty to the C-Suite

One executive’s thirty-year climb from cleaning bathroom floors in a fast food restaurant to leading global teams across four continents

Ofelia Melendrez Kumpf CJ Foodville USA, TOUS les JOURS, International
Ofelia Melendrez Kumpf Joins the C-Suite at CJ Foodville USA

Ofelia Melendrez Kumpf was ready to drive change from the COO chair

Tony Rico Goya Foods
Tony Rico Helps Keep What Makes Goya Great While Expanding

Thirteen years later, Tony Rico may still have the same title, but his HR leadership is one to admire and emulate

Stephen Dvorak The Dallas Group of America, Inc.
Steve Dvorak Leads With Hands-On Commitment at The Dallas Group of America

Steve Dvorak and his team build trust and lasting relationships at The Dallas Group

Natalia Siercke-Suarez Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA
Natalia Siercke-Suarez Returned to the US to Become Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA’s First Female VP

Natalia Siercke-Suarez Can Drive an ERP Implementation in Four Languages and Counting

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

Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Ramirez Smithfield Foods
Manny Ramirez Grows From Procurement Fanatic to People Leader at Smithfield Foods

Manny Ramirez, director of strategic sourcing at Smithfield Foods, on trading individual wins for people-first leadership shaped by his immigrant roots

Joel Campero TekniPlex
Joel Campero Is Creating Enterprise Value Through Procurement Excellence

Joel Campero talks building high-performing teams and finding ways to get to ‘Yes’

What Elite Competition Teaches About Executive Leadership
Pressure Is the Job: What Elite Competition Teaches About Executive Leadership

What elite international soccer competition reveals about executive leadership: pressure is not a disruption—it’s the job.

Executives to Watch: June 2026

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

Francisco J. Leon California Resources Corporation
Francisco Leon is Reframing the Narrative of Oil & Gas

Francisco Leon is betting on carbon storage, data centers, and homegrown talent to prove that California’s energy future can be local, reliable, and led from the communities it serves.

Juan Fernando Forero Pfizer
Juan Fernando Forero Finds New Challenges Even After Three Decades at Pfizer

Juan Forero finds his center in family, his colleagues, and every new challenge that arises

What Does It Mean to Be Latino Today?

From Thalia to Pablo Neruda, Gabriel Gomez reflects on why the Latino experience defies a single definition—and why that complexity is something to celebrate