See the complete list of those recognized in Negocios Now Who’s Who edition

Negocios Now

 The special edition of Negocios Now Who’s Who in Hispanic Business-2022 recognized more than 120 entrepreneurs and corporate executives.

  Since its launch in 2014, the Who’s Who edition has published hundreds of outstanding Latino profiles in Business, Corporate, Government, Law, Finance, Real Estate, Health, Elected Official and other fields.

   Below is the complete list of Hispanics recognized in the edition that celebrates the 15th anniversary of Negocios Now.

BUSINESS

Melissa M. Ballate

President

Blue Daring

Roberto Carmona

President

Carmona Strategic Solutions

 Elizabeth Colon

President & Founder

Metaphrasis Language and Cultural Solutions LLC

 Lisa Duarte

President & CEO

Point of Difference Strategies

 Paco Fernandez

Founder

Paco’s Custom Clothiers

 Javier Haro

Founder

Cocina Rx

Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz

President

DesignBridge Ltd.

 Laritza Lopez

President & Founder

Purple Group

 Enrique Medrano

Founder

Reventon Promotions

Jose Melendez

President

Melendez Insurance Group

Laura Muller

Creator

Las Recetas de Laura

 Adela Ortega

Founder and CEO

Professional Locomotive Services, Inc.

 Eve Rodriguez Montoya

CEO

Rodriguez Media Communications Inc.

 Marco Romero 

President

Ibuilders Corp

 Elvia Solis

Agent

State Farm

 Luis Vazquez 

CEO

Integrity Wall

CORPORATE

Gigi Alfonso

Director, Human Resources Business Partner

ADP

 Jose ”Joe” Almeida

Chairman, President & CEO

Baxter International

 Rubén Castillo

Partner

Akerman LLP

 Pedro DeJesus

Head of International Business

Tampico Beverages Inc.

 Maria Castro

Regional External Affairs Manager

Comcast

 Yanet Garcia

Vice President

Related Midwest

Richard A. Gonzalez

Chairman & CEO 

AbbVie 

 Michael Miranda

National Head of Investments

BMO Wealth Management U.S.

 Roberto E. Perez

CEO

Hilco Redevelopment Partners

 Miguel Patricio

CEO

The Kraft Heinz Co.

 Jose Luis Prado

Executive Partner

Wind Point

Elliott Segarra

Senior Client Account Executive

Accenture

 Roxana Sopala

Managing Director

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 Gustavo Valle

Executive Vice President & President, North America

Mondelēz International

 Nancy C. Vasser

Senior Vice President

Wintrust Private Client

 Lizette Williams

Global Head of Vertical Solutions Marketing

Meta

 FINANCE

Dorothy Abreu

Senior Vice President, Public Finance

PNC Bank

Adela Cepeda

Chair

Angeles Investors

 Adriana Duenas

Senior Vice President

Alliant/Mesirow Insurance Services

  Manuel “Manny” Flores

President & CEO

SomerCor

Janie Cervera 

MD & Head, Client Field Services Wealth Management

BMO Harris Bank

 Jose Garcia

President & CEO

Northwest Community Credit Union

 Rodrigo Garcia

Global CFO

Talipot*Holdings

 Bernardo “Bernie” Lacayo

Managing Director and Head of Loan Syndications

CIBC Bank USA

 Julieta LaMalfa

CFO

Canela Media

 Erica Marquez Avitia

COO

Old Mission Holdings LLC

 Rodolfo Medina

Midwest Market President

Self-Help Federal Credit Union

 Carlos X. Montoya

Founder & Chairman

Tall Ship Partners Fund LLC

 Emma Rodriguez Ayala

General Counsel

LGIM America

 Johan C Sanchez

Regional Manager

Wintrust Bank

Carolina Velazquez

Head of Retail

Village Bank & Trust

 Peter Zaldivar

Principal and Senior Portfolio Manager

Kabouter Management LLC

  LAW

Sergio E. Acosta

Partner

Akerman LLP

 Diane E. Bell

Partner

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

 James Botana

Office Managing Principal 

Jackson Lewis P.C. Chicago

  Jorge Cazares

Partner

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

 Hugo Chaviano

Founder

Hugo Chaviano P.C.

  Salvador Cicero

Senior Partner

CGG Law Partners 

 Gery J. Chico

Senior Partner

Chico & Nunes, P.C. 

Dora Cornelio

Real Estate Tax Attorney

Schmidt Salzman & Moran Ltd.

  John R. De Leon

Principal

John De Leon & Associates

Martin Montes

Partner

Barnes & Thornburg 

Brian H. Sanchez

Partner

Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP

 Joseph Torres 

Partner 

Jenner & Block

 REAL ESTATE

Martha Arteaga
Chief Human Resources Officer
AMLI Residential

Alex Chaparro

Vice President of Growth and Development

Century 21 Affiliated

Tanya Flores

Real Estate Agent

Tanya Flores Team, eXp Realty

Rafael Leon

Executive Director

Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation 

Frank Martinez

Director of Multifamily Investment Advisory Services
MIA Group at KW Commercial

Ruben Navarro
Founder
Hyve Capital

Devin Rowland
President
KMA Companies

Mauricio Sanchez
Chairman And CEO
Sanchez & Rivera Family of Companies 

TECH

America Baez
Diversity Recruiting Strategy and Operations
Verizon

Luisa Castellanos
Co-Founder and COOl
Science On Call

Ruben Garcia
CEO & Co-Founder
Certiverse

Ozzie Guillen Jr.
Customer Experience Product Manager | CX Cloud Insight and Incubation
Cisco

Paco Lebron
Founder
ProdigyTeks Inc.

Lou Sandoval
President and managing partner
HALO Advisory Group

Lucino Sotelo
Chief Digital Officer, Wealth Management
Northern Trust

Juan Soto
Founder
IT Impact

David Olivencia
Managing Director  
Accenture

50 POWERFUL HISPANIC BUSINESS

David Andalcio

Founder & CEO

Wynndalco Enterprises LLC

 Dan Arce

President, Sun Optics

General Manager, Tropical Optical Vision Centers

 Cristina Beran

CEO

Chicago Voice & Data Authority

George Burciaga

Managing Partner

IGNITE Cities

  Martin Cabrera

Founder & CEO

Cabrera Capital Markets  and Cabrera Capital Partners

  Olga Camargo

Founder & CEO

FARO Associates

 Henry Cardenas

Founder and CEO

Cardenas Marketing Network

 Rodrigo D’Escoto

Founder & CEO

Reflection Window + Wall

 Javier Diaz

Founder 

Seven D

Rafael Diaz

President & Co-founder

Diaz Group LLC

  Cesar Dovalina Jr.

Founder

Cristina Foods Inc.

 Jose Duarte

Founder 

Blackwood Group LLC

 Pablo Enriquez

CEO

Enriquez Produce Inc.

 Jorge L. Escarpita

Founder & President

Escarpita Construction

 Ezequiel Flores

Founder & CEO

Flying Concessions

Ezequiel Fuentes 

Owner

Mi Tierra Restaurant 

 Guillermo Garcia

President & CEO

GSG Consultants Inc.

 Brenda Garza Karhoff

President & Principal Founder

Garza Karhoff Engineering LLC

 Juan Gaytan

Founder & Chairman

Monterrey Security Consultants Inc.

 Ozzie Godinez

CEO & Co-founder

PACO Collective

 Martin Hernandez

President & Founder

Burrito Parrilla Mexicana

  Samara Hernandez

Founding Partner

Chingona Ventures

  José Jiménez

Founder

Carnicerias Jimenez

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

 Daniel Leon

Founder

El Rey USA Meats & Seafood Inc.

 Jose Maldonado

Founder & Owner

Old Veteran Construction Inc.

 Enrique Mesa

CEO

Mesa Electronics

Jorge Miranda

Founder

OrderExpress

 

Juan Gabriel Moreno 

President

JGMA

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Mike Moreno

Founder

Moreno’s Liquors

Gregg Ontiveros

CEO 

Group O

  Joann P. Ornelas-Bauer

CEO

Dynamic Utility Solutions

Brian Ortiz

Founder

Trinidad Construction

 John Peña

President & General Manager

New Star Lighting

 Maria de J. Prado

Co-founder

Prado & Renteria CPAs

 Rick Rivera

Founder

Reach Grow Exceed

Eduardo Rodriguez

Founder & CEO

San Jose Imports Inc.

 Horacio Rodriguez

Founder

El Encanto Products, inc

 Paul Roldan

CEO

Hispanic Housing Development Corp.

 Patricia Saldaña Natke

President

UrbanWorks Ltd.

 Mike Saltijeral

CEO

Industrial Fence, Inc.

Manuel “Manny“ Sanchez

Founder & Managing Partner

Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP

 Sam Sanchez

Principal Partner

Third Coast Hospitality

 Carmen Solano-De Carrier

Owner-operator

McDonald’s

LATINAS IN BUSINESS AWARD

 Luis Solarte

Co-owner

Fortune Growers

 Luis Toledo 

Founder

Mid-West Moving & Storage

  Homero Tristan

CEO

Tristan Cervantes Attorney at Law

Robert (Bob) Valdes

President

Valdes Engineering Company 

Socorro Vazquez 

Founder

Toro Construction

 Jose D Vega

Co-owner

La Galera Produce

 Arthur Zayas Miller

President & CEO

MZI Group Inc.