HITEC reveals 100 Most Influential Hispanic Leaders in Tech

HITEC, the global executive leadership organisation of senior business and technology executives, today announced the 100 most influential Hispanic leaders in technology for 2022 – the HITEC 100, during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Every year HITEC highlights the contributions of leading US-based Hispanic technology executives as a way to celebrate their achievements, to inspire and to increase Hispanic representation. “HITEC’s vision is to connect, inspire and grow influential Hispanic technology executives while developing the next generation of leaders,” stated HITEC President Omar Duque. “These 100 leaders represent the very best in our community. Their stories reflect the drive and innovative spirit of the Hispanic community in general and we’re proud to recognise them.”

TOP TECH LEADERSHIP

This year’s HITEC 100 includes leaders from global Fortune 100 firms; as well as leading Hispanic tech entrepreneurs and investors.  Around 74% of the awardees work in global roles, 18% are based in California, 17% are based in New York and 14% are based in Texas. Approximately, 47% of this year’s HITEC 100 are women leaders and 48% are first-time HITEC 100 awardees. 

“It is my honour and privilege to be networked with such an amazing group of technology leaders,” commented HITEC Chairman Guillermo Diaz Jr. “The HITEC 100 are not only leading transformation and growth for their respective businesses, but are true examples for the next generation of ‘I can be, what I can see.'”

INSPIRING HISPANIC TECH LEADERS

Nominations for the HITEC 100 are solicited from HITEC members, partners and the general public. Awardees are evaluated on their accomplishments in the ever-changing global landscape of technology and for their mentoring and professional development activities. “A key part of HITEC’s push up/pull up mission is the recognition of key Hispanic technology leaders. Recognition brings visibility to those seeking inspiration and to those searching for colleagues to drive forward transformation,” said Lucia Soares, HITEC Board Member and Chair of the Awards Committee.

In the last year, technology has played an ever-increasing importance in business resilience and innovation. “These 100 leaders were pivotal to their business’ success and we are incredibly proud to recognise these outstanding women and men who inspire us every day with their business impact, community engagement and impact on technology. Together, we are building the next generation of Hispanic technology leaders,” Soares added. 

HITEC 100

This year’s 100 HITEC leaders include:

• Daniel Alegre, President, Chief Operating Officer, Activision Blizzard
• Andres Angelani, Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant Softvision
• Brian Arellanes, Board of Directors, Lynx Technology Partners
• Jose Avalos, Chief Executive Officer, Austin GIS, Inc.
• Nicolás Ávila, Chief Technology Officer for North America, Globant
• Maria Azua Himmel, Managing Director – Data Analytics, Platform Services Executive, Bank of America
• Ana Badell, Chief Operating Officer, Beautycounter
• Daniel Baldor, Managing Director, Accenture
• Mariely Bandas-Franzetti, Vice President, Dell Services, Dell Technologies
• Ivan Berg, Vice President – Client Services, Verizon
• Craig Bernero, Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Engineering, Dell Technologies
• Jorge Blanco, Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Altus Group
• Melissa Bolden, AVP – Consumer Transformation Execution, AT&T
• Eddie Borrero, Vice President Chief Information Security Officer, Blue Shield of California
• Michelle Boston, SVP, Legal & Audit Technology CIO & Data Management, Technology Executive, Bank of America
• Brandon Bravo, Global Head of Networks, Build and Design, Citi
• Piedad Burnside, Senior Vice President, Bank of America
• Monica Caldas, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Global Retail Markets, Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Dr David Castillo, Managing Director: Global Tech Product Line Leader 
  for AI & Machine Learning, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Ron Castro, Vice President, IBM Supply Chain, IBM
• Alvaro Celis, World Wide Vice President, Device Partner Solution Sales, Microsoft
• Pablo Cella, Regional Vice President, Customer Business Executive, Amdocs
• Samuel Chapper, Global Head of Client Support, BigID
• Gustavo Cira, Global Head of Technology Infrastructure Service Delivery, Citi
• Beatriz Copelli, Evolution Executive, Reynolds American
• Ana Corrales, Chief Operating Officer, Google’s Devices & Services
• Ray Correa, Managing Director, Global Technology, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Katty Coulson, Vice President IT, Oracle NetSuite
• Christina Cuarόn, Core Technology Infrastructure, Bank of America
• Max Cuellar, Chief Data Officer & Transformation Co-Lead, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Christina Dacauaziliqua, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
• Leonardo Dionicio, Vice President Technology Foundation, Sun Life
• Luz S Esparza, Managing Director, Accenture
• Dr Arlene Espinal, Prior Vice President, Artificial Intelligence Analytics & Automation, ManTech International Corp
• Pedro David Espinoza, Vice President of Business Development, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
• Nancy Flores, Executive Vice President Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer, McKesson Corp
• Ervin Flores, Senior Vice President, Salesforce
• Rob Fuentes, Global Head, Legal, Conflicts Resolution and Internal Audit Engineering, Goldman Sachs
• Michael Garcia, Managing Vice President, Capital One
• Lili Gil Valletta, Chief Executive Officer, CIEN+ & CulturIntel
• Zahira Gonzalvo, Senior Vice President Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer, Flagstar Bank
• Mark Gorski, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Sports Data Labs
• Karl Gouverneur, Chief Technology Officer, Struxtion
• Carlos Granda, Vice President Global Customer Success, Google Cloud
• Jacqui Guichelaar, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Cisco
• Delia Gutierrez McLaughlin, Principal Engagement Lead, Amazon Web Services
• Yamila H Harris, Head of Global IT Support and User Experience, Munich Re
• Mia Hegazy, Principal, Apax Digital, Apax
• Julio Hernandez, Global Customer Center of Excellence Lead | US Customer, Advisory Practice Leader, KPMG
• Yenni Hernandez, Chief Information Officer, Reedy Creek Improvement District
• Jeanette Hernandez Prenger, President & Chief Executive Officer, ECCO Select
• Gloria Candelario Hossri, Senior Director, Supply Chain Technology Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
• Anamarie Huerta Franc, Managing Direct, SAP Labs US, SAP
• Dena Jones, Senior Director, Business Administration, Integrated Technology Solutions, Fannie Mae
• Maria Lensing, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Infrastructure, Engineering and Operations, McKesson Corp
• Adriana M Lizarazo, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
• Jennifer López, Vice President of Product Management, Head of the Innovation Lab, Capital One
• Pilar Manchón, Senior Director of Research Strategy in AI, Google
• Jesus Mantas, Senior Managing Partner, IBM
• Claudia Massey, Vice President Global Business Operations Cloud Segment, Schneider Electric
• Fernando Matzkin, Chief Business Officer for North America, Globant
• Alejandro Mayoral, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, StandardAero
• Roberto Medrano, Chief Executive Officer, Beach View Capital
• Juan Pablo (JP) Moncayo, Vice President – Tech, Apax
• Dr Karina Montilla Edmonds, Senior Vice President, Head of SAP Academies and University Alliances, SAP
• Gyssela Moreno, Vice President Technology Business Services, Principal Associate, Wells Fargo
• Ana Mowles, Managing Director, Global Technology, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Ragnar-Miguel Myhrer, Managing Director, Accenture
• Dr Yonesy Núñez, Chief Information Security Officer, Jack Henry & Associates
• Enrique Ortegon, Senior Vice President SMB North America, Salesforce
• Nelly Ortiz, Senior Director of Business Hacking, Globant
• Didiar Esau Padilla, Global Head of Incident Management, Citi
• Ruth E Padron, Global Director, Quality Systems Strategy and Analytics, Medical Segment, Cardinal Health
• Michael Perera, General Manager, IBM Technology Support Services, IBM
• Jorge Perez, Divisional CISO and Cyber Integration Leader, Truist
• Carlos Quezada, Head of Customer Success and Digital Services Strategy, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company
• Laura Quintana, Vice President and General Manager, Cisco Networking Academy, Cisco
• Miguel Quiroga, Senior Vice President, Platforms & Ecosystems – Verizon Consumer, Verizon
• Ryan Ramirez, Infrastructure and International Vice President, Lockheed Martin
• Thamara Ramirez-Walker, Global Senior Director for Sustainability, SAP
• Al Ramos, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
• Diego Rejtman, General Manager, Developer Relations, Microsoft
• Maria Fernanda Reyes, Chief Executive Officer, Founder of FarmX; Founder and President of Adoptahero, FarmX
• Jorge Rodriguez, President & Chief Executive Officer, Claro Enterprise Solutions
• Cristina Rodriguez, Vice President in the Network & Edge Group and General Manager of the Wireless Access Network Division, Intel Corporation
• Carlos Rojas, Senior Leader of Global Region Automation, Amazon Web Services
• Tony Romero, Vice President Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Operations, General Manager Customer Fulfillment, Planning and Logistics, Intel Corporation
• Lidia Santos, Vice President, UPS
• Diego Souza, Global Chief Information Security Officer, Cummins
• Lidiane Souza Jones, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Commerce Cloud, Salesforce
• Bernardo Tavares, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Consumer Health, Johnson & Johnson
• Raquel Thompson, Divisional Head of Technology Control Management & Third-Party Governance, BNY Mellon
• Sandy Torchia, National Managing Partner Advisory, KPMG
• Adriana Torres, Senior Vice President Global Customer Support – Global Business Units, Oracle
• Andres Vasquez, Telco & CSP’s Global  Segment Director, Schneider Electric
• George Vega, Chief Technology Officer – Workplace Solutions Division, Transamerica
• Marisa Viveros, Vice President Strategy and Solutions, IBM
• Bob West, Managing Partner, West Strategy Group
• Monica Esparza Younger, Vice President Dell Financial Services, Dell Technologies
• Pavel Zamudio-Ramirez, Chief Customer Officer and Senior Vice President Customer Success, Appian

The HITEC 100 awardees will be recognised virtually during the 2022 HITEC 100 Awards Celebration on 9 December 2021. Click here to find out more.

Click here to see last year’s winners. Earlier this year, HITEC also revealed the top 50 most influential Hispanic executives and entrepreneurs in the technology industry across Ibero-America, click here to read more.