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COVER community. She was the catalyst for Time’s successful brand extenexten sions Time for Kids and People en Español. Quiroz brought coherence and strategic alignment to the company’s multimillion-dollar annual philanthropy program, transforming it into an integral component of the corporate business strategy. A passionpassion ate advocate for the advancement of education and the Hispanic community, Quiroz serves on the governing boards of the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and College Board. FEATURE and Argentina, all responsible for driving profitable sales growth through consumer insights, new product development, disciplined menu management, strategic pricing, effective advertising, and merchandising and promotions. Before joining Burger King, Ribas worked as a marketing manager for Bacardi USA. Inc. and Miller Brewing Co. top100 Conrod Robinson, 43 Senior Director, Risk Management JPMorgan-Chase Stony Brook University Emerging Martha Rangell-Schirripa, 36 Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Supplier Relationship Development, Supply Chain Management Bank of America University of North Texas Executive top100 Schirripa is responsible for implementing and executing strategies to increase opportunities for diverse business and enhance productivity and savings for Bank of America, helping also to identify opportunities to increase revenue with suppliers. Before joining Bank of America in 2001, she served as vice president of the Fort Worth, TX Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, where she presided over economic development and international affairs. She also has 10 years of experience in international business, economic planning, and business consulting, and is active in both local and national community and business-based organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, United Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the National Council of LaRaza. Robinson heads MorganChase’s Card Services Modeling and Customer Analytics group, responsible for the development and monitoring of models and tools used in new account acquisitions and portfolio management activities. His group assists Chase Card Services in managing a portfolio of $150B in receivables. He has more than 19 years of consumer credit experience in the areas of marketing analysis, marketing and risk management. Among outside activities, Robinson serves on the Board of Advisors of Tabula Digita Inc., which develops math-based video games to help high-school students learn math. top100 Alejandro Roman, 36 Relationship Manager Vanguard University of North Carolina Emerging Carlos Ribas, 39 Regional Vice President, Marketing, LatinAmerica/Caribbean Region Burger King Corp. University of Michigan Executive Ribas leads strategic planning, brand growth and development and ensures franchisee engagement and alignment across 27 countries in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central and South America. He manages 16 direct reports based in Miami, Mexico, Brazil, June 2008 Top 1 0 0 Unde r 5 0 D i ve rse Le ade rs top100 Roman manages Vanguard’s relationships with several forprofit and non-profit instituinstitu tions across the United States, representing over $2.1 billion in assets invested. He has worked to define client specific stratestrate gies that have led to the growth and retention of many of Vanguard’s institutional retirement plans, and leads internal teams and manages internal resources to execute client strategies. Before joining Vanguard, Roman worked at Hartford Financial Services, AT&T, and Merrill Lynch. He is the immediate past president of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs and is former president of its organization’s Connecticut chapter board. 41

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Diversity MBA Magazine - Summer 2008 Contents Letters to the Editor In Your Own Hands Editor's View Find Your Power Voice Business Briefs Off the Shelf The Fourth Annual Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Corporate Executives Negotiation: The Art of Persuasion or Zero Sum Game? Career Planning for Tomorrow's Hispanic Workforce Who's Who In Diversity Entrepreneur Profile: Anita Santiago: Doing It Her Way Businesses that Keep On Giving Rising Sun Going Global: Will An International Assignment Benefit Your Career Work-Life Balance and the C-Suite: An Oxymoron? A Call to Save Travel: Off the Beaten Path - Chile Drawing the Line – Latin Art Exhibit The New Taste of Latin Cuisine American Sabor: Exhibit Highlights Latino Influence in Pop Music Crafting Specialized Business Degrees Latest MBA Salary Suggests MBA Is A Safe Haven Gadgets & Gizmos Gone Phishing – How Scammers Mine Private Data From Web Surfers Advertiser's Index The Meaning of Sanctuary

Diversity MBA Magazine - Summer 2008

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