- A
- AAMC. See Association of American Medical Colleges
- Abbott Labs, 52
- ABC, watching, 133
- A Better Chance (ABC), 198
- Abundance, 6–7, 187
- Accenture, 127
- Access, obstacle, 126
- Acevedo, Beatriz, 212–216
- Adaptive Insights, 229
- Ad Astra Media, 117, 126, 128, 139, 152, 182
- bilingual STEM resources, 118
- goal, 143
- importance, 166
- STEM, core, 206
- ADHD. See Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Adobe, 152
- Adolescence, risks, 21–22
- Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 235
- Advancement opportunities, absence, 26
- Aerospace and defense (A&D) recruitment, 217
- Affirmative action, 79
- Aguantate (attitude), fight, 70
- Aguilar‐Gaxiola, Sergio, 78–80
- Aguilera, Esther, 15–22
- ALPFA. See Association of Latino Professionals for America, Inc.
- Alumni Society, 197
- Amdocs Corporation, 48
- American Express, 48
- American Heart Association (AHA), 135
- Amigos for Kids, 235
- Angeles Investors, 222, 225–226
- Angelou, Maya, 109
- Anglada, Mario, 81–84
- Annenberg Foundation, 214
- Anzaldua, Ricardo, 200–201
- Aparicio, Yalitza, 103
- Apollo 17 mission, 176
- Apple (company), 152, 203–204, 219
- Argonne National Laboratory, 51
- Arias, Mauricio, 204
- Arias, Victor, 28–31
- Armed Forces, Battery Test, 57
- Arroyo, Thaddeus, 31–36
- Artificial intelligence (AI), 24
- issues, 130–131
- usage, 62–63
- ArtOrigin, 202, 205
- Arts, involvement, 187
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), education data, 58–59
- Association of Latino Professionals for America, Inc. (ALPFA), 124–132
- development areas, 129–130
- AT&T Business, 33
- AT&T Communications, 31
- AT&T Consumer, 33
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), 101
- AT&T, Inc. (AT&T), 33, 46, 47
- total investment (US), 35
- AT&T Mexico, 33
- AT&T Mobility, 47–48
- Authenticity (Latino trait), 3
- B
- Babe Ruth, 235
- Baldwin, James, 97
- Ballet Folkorico de Stanford, 121–122
- Banco Popular, 40
- Barry University, 235–236
- Beggs, Lee, 204
- Belief (creation), role models (impact), 26
- Bernbach, William, 202
- Bilingualism/biliteracy, advantage, 169
- Bilingual Press, 141
- Bilingual Review, The, 141
- Binance, 109
- Biogen, Inc., 24
- Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPO) communities, problems, 243, 245
- Blockchain, vertical diversity, 108–109
- Blueprint Project, 233
- Board directors, decision making, 9
- Board‐ready candidates, consideration, 40–41
- Bolaños, José Raul, 57–59
- Bonetti Ranch, 140, 145
- Bowdoin College, 198
- Boy and a Book, A (Fernandez), 76
- Bracero program, 49
- Bradley, Bill, 73
- Bratt, Benjamin, 205
- Breaking Through (Jiménez), 141
- Brilla Creative, 192
- Brilla Live, 192
- Brilla Media, 189, 191, 192
- Brilla Purpose, 192
- Brilla Social, 192
- Brown, Jerry, 141–142
- Building the Latino Future (Carbajal), 1
- Business
- masters, 129
- needs, 13–14
- ownership, pursuit, 55
- transformation, 224
- C
- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 141–142
- California Department of Education, 156–157
- California School of Professional Psychology, Berkeley, 85
- California State University, Hayward, 85, 197
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America, 60
- “No Esperes” campaign, 62
- Capability gap, 125–126
- Capacity building, 14
- Capital, access, 13–14
- Capitalism, value, 230
- Carbajal, Frank, 225, 241
- Cardona, Maria, 192–197
- Cardona, Miguel, 201
- CareDx (CDNA), 45
- Careers
- family environment, importance, 25–26
- opportunities, 183
- perspective, 189
- Care models, Latino adoption, 83
- Carlos Pérez Design, Inc., 205
- Castillo‐Holley, Alicia, 209–212
- Cavazos, Ramiro, 9–14
- CBS, watching, 133
- CDFIs. See Community Development Financial Institutions
- Cernan, Eugene, 176
- Cervantes, Oscar, 84–86
- Chávez, Anna Mariá, 115–119
- Chávez, César, 146, 150, 162
- Chavez, Irene, 68–72
- CHCI. See Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
- Chetty, Raj, 154
- Chicago Yacht Club, 55
- Chicano Student Movement, 205
- Chipana, Leeanna, 100–104
- CHLI. See Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute
- Choices, mastery, 209
- Christmas Gift, The (Jiménez), 141
- Chronic diseases, prevention/healing, 77
- Cinequest Film Festival, 205
- Cingular Wireless, 33
- Circuit, The (Jiménez), 141
- Cisco, 172, 174
- CLES. See Coalition of Latino Engineers and Scientists
- CNN, 192, 195
- Coaching, importance, 14
- Coalition of Latino Engineers and Scientists (CLES), formation, 181
- Cocoon Biotech, 45
- Code for America, 119–124
- Cody, Diablo, 205
- CoinDesk, 109
- CoinTelegraph, 109
- Coley, Catherine, 109
- Collaboration
- importance, 63–64
- opportunities, 127–128
- Collaborative individual, growth, 6
- College
- application, assistance, 49
- degree, affordability, 25
- entry, obstacle, 10
- Colón, Grace, 41–46
- Colonialism, ties, 102
- Colorism, 103–104
- Columbia University, 130
- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 146
- Comcast Corporation, 37–38, 239
- Commitment/passion (Latino trait), 3
- Commit, Persist, and Unite (CPU), 186
- Communication ability (Latino trait), 3
- Communidad, 181
- Community
- engagement, 129
- involvement/investment/promotion, 71
- leaders, emergence, 220
- support, 215
- Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), 14
- Community Involvement Program, 133
- Company hierarchy, understanding, 107, 108
- Computer science/engineering curricula, accessibility (absence), 90
- Computer/smart device access, expectation, 69
- Confidence (Latino trait), 3
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 17
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), 17–18
- Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI), 132–136
- Connectivity
- access, 138
- importance, 48
- power, impact, 32–33
- Consumers Energy (CMS), 40
- Corporate venture capital (CVC), 232
- Corrida (nomadic lifestyle), 175
- COVID pandemic, 5, 98
- depression/anxiety, JAACAP study, 21–22
- digital divide, relationship, 15–22
- exposure, 86
- frontline response occupations, Latino representation, 86
- impact, 12–13, 80, 232
- inequities, 152
- Latino characteristics, 20
- mortality, 77
- online instruction, 154
- problems, 59
- serology testing, 45
- society, weakness (exposure), 198
- systemic structural racism, convergence, 78–79
- Cox School of Business Executive Advisory Board (SMU), 34
- CPU. See Commit, Persist, and Unite
- Criminal Justice Act, 150
- Cruz, Roberto, 147
- C‐suite level leaders/board of directors, decision making, 9
- Cultural differences, impact, 42–43
- Cultural diversity, power/significance, 75
- Culture, propagation/inspiration, 173–174
- CVC. See Corporate venture capital
- D
- DACA students, protection, 79
- Dallas Museum of Art, 34
- Data
- collection, 94
- importance, 25
- management, 211
- science/design, 24
- Davis School of Medicine (University of California), 78
- Decision making, 9
- capabilities (Latino trait), 3
- Latinos, involvement, 2–3
- Decision making, Intelligence, Game plan, Inclusion, Technology, Abundance, and Leverage (DIGITAL)
- approach, 242
- evolution, 243
- intelligence, evolution, 3–4
- Latinx leader, future, 244–245
- Model, 1
- Decision making, Intelligence, Game plan, Inclusion, Technology, Abundance, and Leverage (DIGITAL) Intelligence, evolution (forms), 3–4
- DEI. See Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Delano (city), 97
- de la Vega, Ralph, 46–48
- Deliverables, improvement, 107–108
- DePaul University, 51–52
- Depression/anxiety, JAACAP study, 21–22
- De Santis, Marcelo, 222–230
- Design industry, reinvention, 203–204
- Dewey Square Group, 192
- Diaz, Guillermo, 170–174
- Differences, power/pride, 212
- DIGITAL. See Decision making, Intelligence, Game plan, Inclusion, Technology, Abundance, and Leverage
- Digital career paths, exposure/focus, 106, 107
- Digital Citizenship, 2
- Digital Custody, Inc., 108
- Digital divide, 19, 90
- bridging, 128, 182–183
- closing, 214
- COVID, impact, 15–22, 232
- economic divide, relationship, 162–163
- fear, 199–200
- impact, 111
- importance, 98–99
- narrowing, 127, 166
- phenomenon, 177
- term, coining, 116
- threat, 198
- widening, 10
- Digital evolution, 6, 32
- Digital Finance Group, 108
- Digital intelligence, forms, 3–4
- Digital Opportunity Data Collection, 35
- Digital solutions, importance, 61–62
- Digital tools, usage, 62–63, 67
- Digital transformations, data (impact), 25
- Discomfort, importance, 36
- Dismantling Institutional Racism in Education (DIRE) initiative, 118
- Disparities
- addressing, 79–80
- impact, 78
- Diversified Search, 28
- Diversity, 134–135
- engagement, 34
- ensuring, 54–55
- importance, 161, 196
- promotion, 47, 92–93
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), 200, 201
- Diversity in Action Initiative (ILPA), 221
- Diversity Pledge, 233
- Dumas, Allison, 133
- Dynamic Nimbus‐Key ID, reading, 59
- E
- Eastside Future Teachers Project (Santa Clara University), 142
- eBay, 230
- Economic Opportunity Fund (PayPal), 232
- Education
- advancement, 60–61
- challenges, 92
- competition, 179–180
- completion, accomplishment, 52–53
- executive nonprofit leadership/education, 115
- importance, 31
- independence, equivalence, 68–69
- initiation, 71
- navigation/success, 153
- parent participation, 144
- proactive involvement, 64
- pursuit, 50
- quality, 231
- task forces, creation, 134
- Educational funding, obstacles, 51
- Educational/learning collaboration efforts, online networks (creation), 6
- Educational resources, access, 49
- Educational Testing Center monitors, observation, 148
- Electronic medical record (EMR), algorithm creation, 58
- El Show del Doctor Fernandez (YouTube show), 74
- Empathy, 3–4
- Encantos.org, 115
- EnCommerce, 220
- Encouragement, usage, 167–168
- Engagement, leadership patterns, 5
- English as a Second Language (ESL), 85
- English Language Learners (ELL), language support services, 143
- English, learning, 76
- Enterprise, revenue creation, 28
- Entrepreneurship, 235–236
- core, 243–244
- venture capital, relationship, 209
- Entrepreneurs, support, 215
- Entrust, 220
- EOP Program (SJSU), 202
- Equity, 135–136
- achievement, 78
- dimensions, 80
- promotion, 92–93
- Escalante, Jaime, 147–150
- Estefan Enterprises, 236
- Es Tiempo, 114–115, 221
- Ethereum Classic Labs, 105, 108
- Ethereum Foundation, 109
- Ethnic parity, 45
- Ethnic Studies Program (Santa Clara University), 142
- Executive Diversity Council, 184
- Executive nonprofit leadership/education, 115
- Exit path, 40
- F
- Facebook, 87, 152, 182, 201
- FAFSA questions, 97
- Failure
- Faith, maintenance, 140
- Family environment, importance, 25–26
- Fashion Institute of Technology, 100
- FDI. See Foreign direct investment
- Fear, facing, 71
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 35, 238
- Fernandez, Harold, 72–77
- Ferraez, Jorge, 187–189
- Ferris, James, 204
- Financial challenges, 231
- Financial risk, 106
- Flores, Antonio, 136–140
- Florida International University, 37
- Florida Telephone Company, 193
- Forcepoint, 36
- Ford, Henry, 222
- Foreign direct investment (FDI), 217
- ForgePoint Capital, 219–221
- Foundational change, creation, 53–54
- Fourkites, 53
- Frankl, Viktor, 197
- FREE25, 161
- Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino, 235
- “From Immigrant to Cardiac Surgeon” (Fernandez), 74
- Future Ready school, principles, 6
- G
- Gaeta, Isaura S., 178–186
- Game plan, 4–5, 87
- Gandhi, Mahatma, 87
- Garcetti, Eric, 214
- Garfield High School, media attention, 148
- Gates, Bill, 230
- Gender
- parity, 45
- sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), 79
- General Electric (GE), 181
- GF Health, 81
- Giga (initiative), 224
- Glover, Danny, 205
- Goldman Sachs, 201
- Gomez Orta, Mary Ann, 132–136
- Google, 53, 182
- Google Chat, usage, 237
- Google Chrome, usage, 21
- Google X, mission, 153–154
- Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 237
- Growth, perfection (opposition), 216
- Guerrero, Pedro, 197–202
- H
- HACU. See Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
- Harari, Yuval, 90
- Hard work
- Harvard Business Review, 108
- Harvard Medical School, 73
- Harvard University, 130, 228, 230
- Harvey Mudd College, 229, 230
- Haves, have‐nots (gap), 10
- HBEs. See Hispanic Business Enterprises
- Healthcare
- access, improvement, 78
- expenditures, theft, 59
- providers, abuse, 70
- Health, negative outcomes (reasons), 70
- Health/wellness, 129
- Heitz, Jenny, 22
- Hernandez, Jose, 174–178
- Hewlett Packard, 2095
- HipLatina, 22
- Hiring, change (example), 193
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), 136–139
- Hispanic Business Enterprises (HBEs), reinvestment, 13
- Hispanic communities, U.S. broadband provider investment, 35
- Hispanic diversity, advocacy, 24
- Hispanic Diversity Council (IBM), 24
- Hispanic Executive, 200–201
- Hispanic Foundation, 182
- Hispanic Heritage Month, 201
- Hispanic heterogeneity, design, 27
- Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC) Foundation, 39, 171, 173, 174, 221, 223
- Hispanicize, 190
- Hispanic leadership representation, business priority, 27
- Hispanic‐owned businesses, information/opportunity, 12
- Hispanic PR Wire, 190
- Hispanic PR Wire 3.0, 190
- Hispanic Sentiment Study, 237–238
- Hispanic‐Serving Institutions (HSIs), 138–139
- HITEC. See Hispanic IT Executive Council
- Hope, maintenance, 140
- Hoy Health, 81–84
- HSIs. See Hispanic‐Serving Institutions
- Huerta, Dolores, 41
- I
- IBM, 23, 181, 205
- Global Business Services, 24
- Hispanic Diversity Council, 24
- Institute for Business Value, 26
- ICMCP. See International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals
- Ideas, talent (impact), 202
- ILPA. See Institutional Limited Partners Association
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 68
- Immigration concerns, 43
- Imposter syndrome, 17, 231
- InCarda Therapeutics, Inc., 41–46
- Inclusion, 115, 135–136
- engagement, 34
- impact, 5
- importance, 161
- promotion, 47, 92–93
- Inclusivity, increase, 99
- Individuality, asset, 206
- Information, access, 233–234
- Information, power, 45
- Initial public offering (IPO), 40, 230
- Innovation, core, 243–244
- Innovation return on investment (ROI), 7
- Inspiration
- creation, role models (impact), 26
- importance, 36
- “Inspire Lives–In Real Time,” 171
- Institute for Business Value (IBM), 26
- Institute of Medicine (IOM), “Unequal Treatment,” 80
- Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), Diversity in Action Initiative, 221
- Instructional leadership/support environment, creation, 6
- Integrity, compromise (absence), 140
- Intel, 162, 181
- Intelligence, 57
- impact, 3–4
- importance, 242
- Intel Product Assurance and Security Engineering, 178
- International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP), 221
- International Telecommunications Union, 224
- Internet
- Intuitive knowledge, 210
- iPhone, 244
- J
- James Irvine Foundation, 142
- Janoff, Rob, 204
- JD Power Award, 47
- Jenzer, Sondra, 109–114
- Jiménez, Francisco, 140–147
- Jobs, family environment (importance), 25–26
- John N. Bahcall Award, 168
- Johns Hopkins University, 61
- Johnson & Johnson, 81
- Joint Venture Silicon Valley, 152
- Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), depression/anxiety study, 21–22
- Juarez Madera, Diana, 164–170
- K
- Kahoot!, 229
- Kaiser Permanente, 68
- Kazaa (file sharing application), 61
- Kean, Thomas, 73
- Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University), 236
- Kierkegaard, Søren, 48
- Kindergarten, education (initiation), 71
- Kingsley, Ben, 205
- Kloudspot, 170–171
- Knowledge
- application, 207–208
- gap, 125–126
- Kraft Foods, 223
- Kukka, Elizabeth, 105–109
- L
- Language barriers, 43
- La Raza, Nation Council, 17
- LaSalle Partners, 29–30
- Latina adolescents, suicide attempts (CDC survey), 22
- Latino community, resiliency/drive, 15
- Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA), 15, 18, 41, 44, 128
- Latino Digital Divide, 37–38
- Latino digital intelligence, evolution, 2
- Latino digital leadership model, 1
- Latino Divide, 190
- Latino‐inspired/Latino‐driven content, inclusion, 187
- Latino Leaders (magazine), 187
- Latinos
- advancement, 19
- COVID characteristics, 20
- forward‐thinking companies, connection, 18
- interdisciplinary approach, 91
- stereotype, 44
- Latinos, progress (focus), 106–107
- Latino Strategies and Multicultural Practices, 195
- Latinx
- interdisciplinary approach, 91
- leaders, 87
- DIGITAL evolution, 244–245
- obstacles, 25–26
- stereotype, 44
- Latinx community
- digital evolution, 6
- growth, 163
- inequality, 122
- Latinx, Native South and Central Americans (LNSCA), 102
- Latinx Newswire, 191
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 177
- LCDA. See Latino Corporate Directors Association
- Leaders, advancement opportunities (absence), 26
- Leadership
- executive nonprofit leadership/education, 115
- inclusion, impact, 5
- League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), 50–51
- Leaky pipeline, examples, 157
- Learning, presence, 68
- Lee, Spike, 205
- Leverage, 209
- LGBTQ, 99
- employees, employee resource groups, 184
- parity, 45
- Liberta Università di Lingue e Comunicazione, 160
- Life/attitude, abundance, 6–7
- Life purpose, achievement, 136
- Lightning Labs, 109
- Line of businesses (LOBs), 218
- LinkedIn, usage, 67
- LNSCA. See Latinx, Native South and Central Americans
- Loaiza‐Bonilla, Arturo, 60–64
- Lockheed, 181
- Long‐term goal, commitment, 160
- Lopez, David, 150–158
- Lopez, Sandra, 162–164
- Los Ingenieros/MESA, 94
- Louisiana State University (LSU), 42
- Loyola University Medical School, 51–52
- Lucas, Erika, 216–218
- M
- Machine learning (ML) issues, 130–131
- Machismo culture, cessation, 169–170
- Macy, William H., 205
- Mandela, Nelson, 41
- Mano de Dios (hand of God), impact, 28
- Man's Search for Meaning (Frankl), 197
- Mantas, Jesus, 23–27
- Marin, Maria, 191
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 42, 66
- Massive Bio, 63
- Maverick Spirit Award, 205
- McKinsey & Company, 20
- Media
- involvement, 187
- success, 196–197
- Medicare/Medicaid, coverage, 71–72
- Mentoring, 4
- Mentorship, 14
- importance, 63–64
- programs, access (limitation), 26
- Mentors, importance, 151
- Messari Crypto, 109
- Metlife, 200–201
- Mexican Repatriation, 16, 178–179
- Mexicans, harassment/beatings, 16
- Mexican Society of Urology, 65
- Miami Dade College, 236
- Miami‐Dade County Cultural Affairs Council, 235
- Miami Marlins, Hispanic marketing, 236–237
- MIT Technology Review, 108
- Miyaguchi, Aya, 109
- Modern Language Association (MLA), 141
- Mondelez, 223
- Moshini, Silvinia, 159–161
- Motivation, maintaining, 165
- N
- Narrative, change, 71, 150
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 177
- National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), 34
- National Hispanic University (San Jose), 147
- National Institutes of Health (NIH), 61
- National School Boards Association (NSBA), 117–118
- National Society of Hispanic MBAs, establishment, 29
- National Telecomunications and Information Administration, 43
- National University of Colombia, 60
- Nation Council of La Raza, 17
- Navarro, Angel, 147–150
- NBC, watching, 133
- Negotiation, importance, 107, 108
- Nenquimo, Nemonte, 103
- Nestlé Health Science, 81
- Networks
- online networks, creation, 6
- overlap, absence, 233
- New York Life, 48
- Nike, 201
- Nimbus‐T Global, 57
- “No Esperes” campaign (Cancer Treatment Centers of America), 62
- Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), 224
- Nonprofit boards
- community support, 112
- involvement, 31, 135
- Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, 236
- Norwest Venture Partners, 228, 229
- Nova Southeastern University, 37
- NSBA. See National School Boards Association
- O
- Occidental College, 16, 149–150
- Oklahoma City Thunder, 217
- Oklahoma Department of Commerce, 216
- Olmos, James, 205
- Online networks, creation, 6
- Online parent‐teacher connections, establishment, 170
- On‐the‐job training, access (limitation), 26
- Ontiveros, Lupe, 205
- Oracle, 220
- Organization, exit path, 40
- Origins, remembering, 170
- Osorio, Bryan, 97–100
- Otis (company), 53
- “Our Opportunity to Build a More Equitable Government,” 123
- Outreach (company), 48
- Ownership, 187
- P
- Paradigm Diagnostics, 45
- Parents/teachers, communication/respect, 201–202
- Partnering, importance, 9
- Patience, impact, 60
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) resources, 13
- PayPal, 230, 233
- Economic Opportunity Fund, 232
- PayPal Ventures, 230
- Peace Corps, 112–113
- PEN International Foundation, 143
- PerceptiMed, 45
- Pérez, Carlos, 202–206
- Perez, Rufina, 15–16
- Perfection, growth (opposition), 216
- Perseverance, importance, 31
- PG&E, 181
- PHTPP. See Preschool to High‐Tech Pipeline Prototype
- Pirelli, 223
- Plasencia, Jorge A., 235–239
- PledgeLA, 214
- Politics/economic markets, exposure (absence), 17
- Pop Culture Newswire, 191
- Popular, Inc. (BPOP), 40
- Portal Software, 230
- Positive messaging/support, usage, 71
- Potential, realization, 31
- PPP. See Paycheck Protection Program
- Preschool to High‐Tech Pipeline Prototype (PHTPP), 153
- Presidential Scholarship (USF), 219
- Pride, importance, 140
- Princeton University, 73
- Procter & Gamble, 81
- Productivity, improvement, 130
- Professional challenges, overcoming, 26
- Professional EQ, 129
- ProterixBio, 45
- Providence Memorial Hospital, 69
- P‐TECH
- emergence, 25
- schools, IBM creation, 24
- Public‐private partnerships, funding, 53–54
- Public schools, assistance, 116–117
- Purpose, achievement, 136
- R
- Racism, 103–104
- Reaching Out (Jiménez), 141
- Reagan, Ronald, 73
- Regis McKenna, 204–205
- Relationships
- building, focus, 107
- power, 174
- Relationships Over Issues (ROI), 174
- Remote work, benefits, 161
- Renteria, Amanda, 119–124
- Representation, importance, 114
- Republica Havas, 235–237
- Respect, importance, 140
- Respeto (concept), 163
- Results (improvement), points of view (impact), 132
- RetroPop Media, 191
- Return on investment (ROI), 7, 174, 196
- Revenue, creation, 28
- Reyes, Nathalie, 128
- Risk tolerance, 126–127
- Rivera, Damian, 124–132
- Rivera, David/Doris, 125
- Rivera, Jr., David, 125
- Roble Ventures, 227
- ROI. See Relationships Over Issues; Return on investment
- Role models
- creation, 220
- importance, 26
- Ruiz, Manny, 189–192
- Ruiz, Mario, 230–234
- Rumi, 105
- Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, 36
- Russell 3000 Index, 18–19
- S
- Sabre Corporation, 33
- Sand Hill Road, 220
- Sandoval, Lou, 48–56
- San Francisco Medical School (University of California), 84
- San Francisco State University (SFSU), 106, 168
- San José State University (SJSU), EOP Program, 202
- Santa Clara University (SCU), 140–147
- Eastside Future Teachers Project, 142
- Ethnic Studies Program, 142
- Scale access, achievement, 166
- Schifrin, Lalo, 205
- Schools
- budgets, limitations, 11
- closure, 154
- outreach/engagement strategies, 139–140
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), 206
- careers, 63, 220
- content, creation, 117, 144
- education
- prioritization, 195
- pursuit, 50
- edutainment, 153
- fields, 166, 169, 196
- leaders, future, 244
- skills/talents, need, 93
- women, presence, 89
- Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) education, 245
- Scientificsaurus, 66
- Screening/healthcare access, absence, 62
- Self‐awareness, 4
- Self‐confidence, challenges, 231
- Self‐esteem, 104
- Self‐interest, usage, 230
- Self‐made (concept), 49
- Sequoia Capital, 201
- Service, importance, 150
- Sexism/machismo, impact, 167
- Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), 79–80
- Shakira, 236
- SHPE. See Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 150
- “Silicon Valley Competitive and Innovation Project 2016” report, 157
- Silicon Valley Index, 152
- Silva, Simón, 206–208
- Social contracts, entry, 71
- Social justice, championing, 98–99
- Social media, power (harnessing), 191–192
- Society, measure, 87
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), 185
- Socioeconomic challenges, 176–177
- SOGI. See Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Somos, Inc., 65
- Soto, Myrna, 36–41
- Southern Methodist University (SMU), Cox School of Business Executive Advisory Board, 34
- Southside Hospital, 72
- Southwestern Bell, 33
- Spacey, Kevin, 205
- Spirit Airlines (SAVE), 40
- Stanford University, 95, 168, 179, 230
- Graduate School of Business, 28, 29
- Graduate School of Education, 89
- Entrepreneur‐in‐Residence Program, 229
- School of Engineering, 228–229
- Stark, Elizabeth, 109
- Status, leverage, 71
- STEAM. See Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics
- STEM. See Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- StitchCrew, 216, 217
- Students, online approaches/solutions, 155
- Success
- Suma Wealth, 212
- SupplyHive, 48–56
- Systemic structural racism, COVID (convergence), 78–79
- T
- Taking Hold (Jiménez), 141
- Talent, impact, 202
- Teaching, goal, 69
- Teamwork
- Technology, 159
- access, corporations (impact), 194
- accessibility, absence, 90
- advances, 93
- diversity, ensuring, 195
- executives, impact, 159
- importance, 5–6, 61–62, 207–208
- Latino adoption, 30
- leveraging, 114
- prioritization, 195
- roles, Latino entrance (impact), 232
- usage, 241
- TED Talk, 218
- Teenagers, social pressures, 21
- The Block, 109
- The Greater Good, 237
- Thor Technologies, 220
- Thought Works, 222–223
- Tierra Luna Engineering, LLC, 174
- TPG, 201
- Training, importance, 14
- Transunion, 53
- Trident Capital, 220
- Trillion Dollar Blindspot, 218
- Trump, Donald (vilification impact), 98
- U
- UADE. See Universidad Argentina de la Empresa
- Ubicquia, 48
- Udemy, 228, 229
- Undocumented status, overcoming, 73
- “Unequal Treatment” (IOM), 80
- Unicorn Hunters, The, 159
- UnidosUS, 17, 235
- Uniqueness, pride, 212
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 224
- United Nations Principles for Responsible Investments, 221
- United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HSHCC), 9–10, 12, 14
- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), 61
- Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) University, 159
- Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, 168
- Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, 219
- Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 1609
- University Argentina de la Empresa, 222
- University of California (UC)
- Davis School of Medicine, 78
- San Francisco Medical School, 84
- System, 79
- University of California, Berkeley (UCB), 58, 97–99, 223
- University of California, Irvine (UCI), 58
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 147
- University of California, San Cruz (UCSC), 168
- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine, 85
- University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), 88
- University of Houston, 159
- University of Louisiana, Lafayette, 41
- University of Miami, 61
- University of Michigan, 137
- University of New Mexico (UNM), 151
- University of Pennsylvania, 42, 61
- University of Puerto Rico, 81
- University of San Francisco (USF), Presidential Scholarship, 219
- University of Southern California (USC), 58, 85
- University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP), 28, 29, 69
- University of the Pacific, 133
- Univision Communications, 81
- Univision, watching, 133
- Upward Fund, The, 126
- U.S. economic growth/productivity, drivers, 22
- Uttarwar, Amiti, 109
- V
- Value
- Venture capital, 217–218
- ecosystem, assistance/support, 233–234
- entrepreneurship, relationship, 209
- funding, absence, 226
- Latino models, possibility, 234
- success, ensuring, 221
- Venture Capital Community, 220
- VEST, 218
- Virgil, 60
- von Humboldt, Alexander, 65
- von Son de Fernex, Frederico W., 65–67
- W
- WASC. See Western Association Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities
- Wealth creation, 129
- Wealthing VC Club, 209, 211–212
- We Are All Human (Hispanic Sentiment Study), 237–238
- Western Association Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (WASC), 142
- Westinghouse, 181
- West Point, 57–58
- Winfrey, Oprah, 75
- Wintrust Bank, 54
- Women in Cybersecurity, 221
- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (Columbia University), 146
- Work
- future, preparation, 27
- prioritization, 101
- transformation, 229
- Workday, Adaptive Insights sale, 229
- Workforce
- World Economic Forum Global AI Council, 24
- Y
- Yepez, Alberto, 219–221
- Youth high‐risk behavior, CDC survey, 22
- Z
- Zárate, Rosalía, 87–96
- Zoom, usage, 99, 177
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