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“Cabrera Capital Markets” forma alianza con “Chicago Public Schools” y otras organizaciones para brindar educación financiera a estudiantes y a sus familias. Negocios Now El especialista en finanzas Martín Cabrera ha formado una alianza con la organización “Children First Fund”, ligada a las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS) para brindar

Bloomberg named investors Adela Cepeda, founder of Angeles Investors, among the 100 most influential Latinos in the United States. Cepeda heads the list that includes senior executives such as Richard Gonzalez, CEO and President of Abbvie; former baseball player Alex Rodriguez, founder A-Rod and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. READ

Arabel Alva Rosales se las ingenia entre sus múltiples responsabilidades para inspirar a otras mujeres mediante su proyecto Pivoting in Heels. Marcelo Wheelock Negocios Now Entre sus múltiples roles, la reconocida empresaria de Chicago Arabel Alva Rosales encuentra el tiempo para dedicarle a una de mayores pasiones: motivar e inspirar

Global marketing head Facebook Lizette Williams is a leading marketing and advertising executive with expertise at driving the convergence of brand, culture and tech. She has worked in Fortune 50 companies on consumer-centric growth strategies focused on cultural relevance. Williams serves as the global head of vertical solutions marketing at

Co-founder A Safe Haven Neli Vazquez Rowland and her husband Brian left their successful 13-year careers in finance 26 years ago and co-founded A Safe Haven. Today they are recognized as the architects of one of the most lauded models in the world to help break the cycle of homelessness.

Owner-operator McDonald’s Carmen Solano-De Carrier is the proud owner-operator of 15 McDonald’s restaurants in Chicagoland. She started her career as a crew member, working behind the counter at McDonald’s, and progressed to working at the corporate office where she met her husband and then became an independent owner-operator. Having grown

President & CEO Humboldt Park Health José R. Sánchez, president and CEO of Humboldt Park Health, is a senior health care executive with more than 40 years of experience in operational, strategic and fiscal management of multi-faceted healthcare systems. Currently he is Chicago’s only Latino hospital CEO. Under his leadership,

Chancellor City Colleges of Chicago Juan Salgado, chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago, has focused his career on improving education and economic opportunities for residents in low-income communities. As chancellor he oversees Chicago’s community college system, serving nearly 70,000 students in seven colleges. Under his leadership, City Colleges of

Deputy Governor State of Illinois The son of Mexican immigrants, Ruiz was born and raised in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. He paid his way through college, worked for four years in the steel industry after earning a degree in economics, then entered law school at the University

CEO Hispanic Housing Development Corp. As CEO of Hispanic Housing Development Corp., Roldan has developed more than 4,500 affordable apartments and townhomes in 56 developments for families and elderly residents of several Hispanic communities in Chicago. He directed the formation of a property management division, which currently manages more than