Industry Leaders

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

Margarita Rivera Carnival Corporation
Margarita Rivera Delivers Happiness—and Safety—at Carnival

As global CISO, Margarita Rivera protects Carnival Corporation’s “floating cities” and its cruise-loving passengers across the seven seas

Alejandra Velázquez
Alejandra Velázquez: Authenticity as Strategy in Government Relations

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

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

The Executive Leadership Intensive
Hispanic Executive Launches The Executive Leadership Intensive

A Two-Day Immersive Executive Development Experience — August 5–6 in New York City

Mauricio Toledo Warner Music Group
Mauricio Toledo Started in the Mailroom, and Now He’s Here

Mauricio Toledo reflects on a decade in the US, now at Warner Music Group

Jorge Perez Izquierdo Integralia Network
Jorge Perez Izquierdo Builds an HR Innovation You Won’t Want to Miss

Jorge Perez Izquierdo leverages a career’s worth of experience to create Integralia Network

Alejandro Martínez Galindo Fortrea
Alejandro Martinez Galindo Will Never Surrender

Alejandro Martinez Galindo takes on one of the biggest challenges of his career with his smallest team at Fortrea

Blanca Gonzalez WSS
Blanca Gonzalez Is a Who’s Who of Retailer Giants at WSS

SVP and General Manager Blanca Gonzalez ensures that WSS stays connected to its Latino roots

Executives to Watch: February 2026

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

Matthew Aguilar UC Davis Health
Matthew Aguilar Helps Spur UC Davis Health Building Blitz

Matthew Aguilar is responsible for infrastructure technological backbone of a new million square feet of health care space

Alfonso Calderon Dell Technologies
Alfonso Calderon Balances the Pursuit of Excellence with Empathy

Alfonso Calderon was a Fulbright Scholar armed with one of his two eventual master’s degrees.…

Jorge Titinger Titinger Consulting
Jorge Titinger Is Finding Ways to Create Impact at Every Career Stage

You won’t catch top director Jorge Titinger as he shifts his focus toward nonprofit and impact work across Latin America

Pablo Quiros Juul Labs
Pablo Quiros Learned, Absorbed, and Became the Expert

How Pablo Quiros built his foundational tech expertise in Costa Rica and overcame challenges in the US to make his mark at Juul Labs

Lisa Salinas Schneider SpyCloud
Lisa Salinas Schneider Makes Good on a Promise to Herself at SpyCloud

Lisa Salinas Schneider was a GC at 40. It’s unlikely, but a lot of her career choices have been.

Yasmel Rodriguez Grows Into Leadership over 18 Years at Eaton

Yasmel Rodriguez drives supply chain innovation and acts as global leader for Eaton’s VAMOS ERG

Carolina Rincon Cortes Ontop
CLO Carolina Rincon Cortes Found Her True Self in Law

Carolina Rincon Cortes is transforming. The Colombian-born attorney, chief legal officer (CLO), mother, wife, and…

Latinos in Finance to Watch
Latinos in Finance to Watch: June 2025

In our second Latinos in Finance to Watch list, meet nine impressive Hispanic and Latino executives making waves

Latino ERG Exchange: A Sports Perspective

The Latino ERG Exchange discussed how Latino ERG leaders and members in the sports industry are driving culture, strategy, and impact

Latinos in Law to Watch
Latinos in Law to Watch: June 2025

We’re back showcasing six impressive Hispanic and Latinos in law to watch across the nonprofit, energy, finance, and technology sectors

Hispanic Executives to Watch June 2025
Hispanic Executives to Watch: June 2025

Dive into our latest spotlight on Hispanic executives to watch, which showcases eleven leaders in the technology, retail, media, health, and food & beverage industries

Sheila Mendez TXNM Energy
Sheila Mendez Harnesses IT Transformation at TXNM Energy

As CIO with twenty-six years of institutional knowledge at TXNM Energy, Sheila Mendez supports a culture of innovation in the ever-evolving energy sector