The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and LEADERS Magazine collaborated on a special section of the April-June quarterly issue of LEADERS, which focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. The section highlighted Latin America and included profiles with key stakeholders of the Center, and thought leaders and influencers from government, business, nonprofits, media and the military. The Center was delighted to partner with LEADERS Magazine to highlight the region and the people who are at the heart of our results-oriented approach to advance hemispheric prosperity.
This seminal issue features the Atlantic Council’s Executive Vice Chair and founder of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Adrienne Arsht; director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Jason Marczak; member of the Atlantic Council’s Board of Directors, Melanie Chen; and members of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Advisory Council: former president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla; former minister of finance of Colombia, Mauricio Cárdenas, and chairman of the Advisory Council, Gerardo Mato. Nonresident senior fellow and former minister of foreign affairs of El Salvador, María Eugenia Brizuela de Avila, and other fifteen esteemed leaders of the region are highlighted as well.
Featured Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean
Adrienne Arsht
Executive Vice Chair
Founder, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Founder, Adrienne Arsht – Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center
Atlantic Council;
Chairman Emerita
TotalBank
Jason Marczak
Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
Laura Chinchilla
Member, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Advisory Council
Atlantic Council;
Former President
Republic of Costa Rica
Marcelo Claure
Chief Executive Officer
SoftBank Group;
International and Chief Operating Officer
SoftBank Group Corp.
Landon Loomis
Vice President for Global Policy;
Managing Director Brazil
The Boeing Company
Admiral Craig S. Faller
Commander
US Southern Command
Isadora Zubillaga
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs;
Special Envoy of President Juan Guaidó to France
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Daniel Servitje
Chairman;
Chief Executive Officer
Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V.
Mauricio Cárdenas
Member, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Advisory Council
Atlantic Council;
Senior Research Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy
Columbia University;
Former Minister of Finance and Public Credit
Republic of Colombia
The Honorable José Manuel Restrepo
Minister of Finance and Public Credit;
Former Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism
Republic of Colombia
Susana Raffalli
Humanitarian Expert;
Advisor
Cáritas de Venezuela
Melanie Chen
Member, Board of Directors
Atlantic Council
Diego de Sola
Chief Executive Officer
De Sola Group;
Co-Founder and Board Member
Glasswing International
María Claudia Lacouture
Executive Director
AmCham Colombia;
Former Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism
Republic of Colombia
Gerardo Mato
Chairman, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Advisory Council
Atlantic Council;
Former Chairman of Global Banking & Markets, Americas
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Susana Malcorra
Dean, IE School of Global and Public Affairs
IE University;
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Worship
Republic of Argentina
María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council;
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of El Salvador
Pablo E. Vargas
Executive Chairman
Grupo Britt
Salvador Paiz
Chairman
Grupo PDC
Andrew M. Herscowitz
Chief Development Officer
US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
The Honorable Lindsay Fitz-Patrick Grant
Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports
Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Juliana Azevedo
President;
General Manager
Procter & Gamble Brazil
Success is when we are able to ensure that Latin American and Caribbean issues are part of the policy discourse in the United States and with our global partners and allies.
Adrienne Arsht, Executive Vice Chair; Founder, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Advisory Council; Founder, Adrienne Arsht – Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center; Atlantic Council; Chairman Emerita, TotalBank
We focus on Latin America’s strategic role in a global context and place priority on pressing political and economic issues that will define the future trajectory of the region.
Jason Marczak, Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council
I don’t think there are natural leaders – leadership is forged along the way, and although there are many types of leadership, I believe that democratic leadership is one that is characterized by at least the following conditions: vision, values, and determination.
Laura Chinchilla, Member, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Advisory Council; Former President, Costa Rica
Latin America has massive potential and is fast becoming one of the most important economic regions of the world. The region’s environment is ripe for technology-enabled companies to flourish; it represents 10 percent of the world’s population and 8 percent of the world’s GDP.
Marcelo Claure, Chief Executive Officer, SoftBank Group International; Chief Operating Officer, SoftBank Group Corp
The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center broadens understanding of regional transformations and delivers constructive, results-oriented solutions to inform how the public and private sectors can advance hemispheric prosperity.