Latina Leaders

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

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

Veronica Rodriguez TelevisaUnivision
Veronica Rodriguez: Driving Strategy at the Intersection of Law, Finance and Business

After nearly two decades in BigLaw and multibillion-dollar transactions, Veronica Rodriguez now helps steer one of the world’s largest Spanish-language media companies through transformation and complexity.

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

Beyond the Lens: Four Voices Shaping Latin American Photography
Beyond the Lens: Four Voices Shaping Latin American Photography

For World Photography Day, a closer look at four photographers challenging the idea that Latin American photography can, or should, be defined by a single aesthetic

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

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

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

Berenice Tenorio Nuestra Cocina
Berenice Tenorio is Elevating Mexican Gastronomy on the Global Stage

Berenice Tenorio on founding Nuestra Cocina, whose products are distributed through leading retailers across the US and internationally

Phyllis Barajas Conexión
Conexión Grows to 26 States 20 Years In

Phyllis Barajas reflects on how the organization she founded made it through COVID-19 stronger than ever

Ana Daniels Ascend Advanced Therapies
How Ana Daniels Shaped a Purpose-Driven Legal Career

To the world, Ana Daniels is many things: top biotech attorney, savvy business entrepreneur, board member. To her family, she is the world.

Monica Gutierrez
Monica Gutierrez Brings Humility, Openness to Her IP Practice

Award-winning IP attorney Monica Gutierrez forges relationships with openness and empathy to protect brands and their people

Nikki Adame-Winningham Pfizer Inc.
Nikki Adame-Winningham Is Pfizer’s Introverted Knight in Shining Armor

Nikki Adame-Winningham continues to help build out a sustainable path for Pfizer as regulations get tougher to harmonize

Betty Francisco Boston Impact Initiative
How Betty Francisco Rewrites the Rules on Impact Investing

Betty Francisco and Boston Impact Initiative have sent millions into communities of color, and they keep finding ways to grow that reach exponentially

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

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

Tatiana Vargas-Tietjen Goya Foods Inc.
Tatiana Vargas-Tietjen, a Lifelong Advocate, Has Found a Home at Goya Foods

Tatiana Vargas-Tietjen decided to attend law school after a Google search and she never looked back

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