Title: Senior Industrial Engineer Organization: NVIDIA Age: 27 Ricardo is a Senior Industrial Engineer that leads the AI Data Center build outs at NVIDIA. From Mexico to Taiwan, Ricardo plays a pivotal role in ensuring NVIDIA designs and orchestrates data centers at scale. Additionally, he is part of the Hispanic
Title: Director, District & Community Partnership Organization: Bay Ed Fund Age: 35 Jimmy Zuniga’s passion for transformational learning environments began as a student in the second graduating class at Summit Prep, where he developed a deep commitment to equity and innovation in education. Currently, Jimmy serves as a Director at
Title: CEO Organization: Blueprint Age: 37 Felipe builds infrastructure for Just Transition ecosystems deploying integrated capital. As founder of Blueprint, he works with foundations, intermediaries, and movement-aligned capital holders to make ecosystems visible, intelligible, and investable. His work helps capital move with greater trust, coordination, and long-term alignment across networks.
Title: Sr. Site Reliability Engineer Organization: Adobe Age: 34 Carlos Vasquez is a first-generation Mexican American technology professional with over 12 years of experience in the industry. He is currently a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Adobe, where he focuses on building and operating scalable cloud infrastructure, enabling reliable code
Title: Senior Software Engineer Organization: LiveRamp Age: 33 Martín Vargas Vega is a nontraditional software engineer, philanthropist, and trailblazer, forging new paths into tech for those who have historically been overlooked. The son of Mexican immigrant farmworkers, Martín grew up in Watsonville, California, working long days in the strawberry and
Title: Software Engineer Organization: Disney Streaming Age: 31 Lynda Ruiz is a software engineer at The Walt Disney Company, where she works on the Content Acquisition team supporting Video on Demand platforms. In her role, she builds and maintains the pipelines that power content delivery and validation, ensuring that media
Title: Owner Operator Organization: McDonald’s Age: 39 Jordan Ruiz is a second-generation McDonald’s Owner/Operator, entrepreneur, and people-first leader known for building high-performing teams and strong organizational culture. He became a McDonald’s franchisee in 2013 at just 26 years old, continuing his family’s legacy while bringing a fresh vision for growth,
Title: News Reporter Organization: KSBW Action News Age: 35 Jacquelyn Quiñones is a proud Bay Area native whose passion for storytelling and community impact has shaped an inspiring journalism career. Raised in San Jose, California, she graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in Sociology, where she developed
Title: Senior Business Analyst Organization: Pg&E Age: 32 Kenia Piña is a proud first-generation Latina in data analytics whose story reflects what is possible when resilience, passion, and community are given room to grow. She has built her path through technical rigor, perseverance, and a deep belief that success means
Title: Founder Organization: Perez the Advisor Age: 38 Benjamín is an educator, advocate, creator, first-gen, podcaster, and a Salinero from the 831. For the last six years he has been creating content on social media under Perez The Advisor which brings awareness on topics such as higher education, mental health,