SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- To help
celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, CNET en Español, CNET's
Spanish-language sister site, today pays tribute to the technology
contributions of Latinos in America by announcing its annual list
of the top 20 most influential Latinos in technology for 2016. The
list, which includes 18 new executives as well as a record number
of women (nine total), is made up of Latinos with a broad range of
experience and skills that are leading teams in high-profile tech
companies in the U.S. From Apple to LinkedIn to NASA, the list of
senior executives is reflective of the accomplishments and impact
of the Latino community on technology.
"Latinos continue to play a growing and more influential role in
the make-up of American society," said Gabriel Sama, managing editor of CNET en
Español. "That growth and influence is aligned with the
explosion of technology, and this list is designed to acknowledge
the impact Latinos are making with the products and services that
are shaping the way we live in today's highly connected and
technical world. We congratulate this year's executives."
Selected by the CNET en Español editorial staff, the list is
comprised of professionals in STEM or creative fields that meet the
following criteria: born in Spain
or Latin America, or in the U.S.
of Hispanic origin; working in the U.S. or at a company with
operations in the country; and in senior positions and involved in
the decision-making processes or play key creative roles in the
technology space.
Eddy Cue, Senior Vice President
of Internet Software and Service at Apple, who's on the list for
the second time, tells CNET en Español: "My parents wanted me to be
more successful than they were. And I think that's a great
attribute. I want that for my kids. So I owe them a great deal for
that. And they taught me a lot about all the principles of hard
work. Both my parents worked a lot of hours."
"To be recognized a second time is an exceptional honor, not
only for me personally, but also for my VRLab team," said
Evelyn Miralles, Principal Engineer
Innovator at the Virtual Reality Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space
Center, where she has worked on virtual reality for 24 years. "As a
businesswoman with a passion for STEM advancement, it is an
esteemed acknowledgment that helps to further my efforts." Miralles
is on the list for the second consecutive year.
This year's list includes the following executives:
- Soledad Antelada Toledano – Cyber Engineer at Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory
- Jennifer Argüello – Senior Social Impact Technical
Development Manager at GitHub
- Jerry Bautista – Vice
President and General Manager, New Devices Group at Intel
Corporation
- Manuel Bronstein – Vice
President of Product Management at YouTube
- Frances Colón – Deputy Science and Technology Advisor to
the U.S. Secretary of State
- Eddy Cue – Senior Vice
President, Internet Software and Service at Apple
- Christina Díaz – Systems Engineer at NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Mars 2020
- Carlos Domínguez – Director of Technical Development at
Hasbro
- Nicolás García Belmonte – Engineer Manager, Data
Visualization at Uber
- Dioselín González – VR Principal Engineer at Unity
Labs
- Evelyn Miralles –
Principal Engineer Innovator at Virtual Reality Laboratory, NASA
Johnson Space Center
- Selene Mota – Research
Engineer at Samsung Research America
- Charlie Ortiz – Director,
Nuance Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language
Processing
- Íñigo Quilez – Visual Effects Supervisor at Oculus Story
Studio
- Diego Rejtman – Principal Software Engineer Manager at
Microsoft
- Lilian Rincón – Group Program Manager, Skype
- Paola Santana –
Co-founder and Head of Network Operations at Matternet
- John Freddy Vega –
Co-founder and CEO of Platzi
- Javier Verdura –
Director, Product Design at Tesla Motors
- Eduardo Vivas – Head of
Product for Talent Solutions at LinkedIn
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