Madeline Pumariega is the first female president appointed to lead one of the nation’s largest educational institutions, Miami Dade College (MDC). Adding to the historic nature of this appointment is the fact that Pumariega is an alumna of MDC.

Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernández provides strategic advice to businesses and governments on political risk, public affairs, communications, and business development. Gutiérrez, a non-lawyer, has over 20 years of experience in senior government positions under five Mexican presidents in the areas of finance, trade, national security, and diplomacy. Most recently, he served as Mexico’s ambassador to the United States. In that position, he played a prominent role in the negotiation of the United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Julio Vaqueiro is an award-winning journalist and anchor of Noticias Telemundo, the network’s flagship newscast.

Vaqueiro, who leads Noticias Telemundo’s special reports, breaking news and political coverage, was named main anchor in 2021. He co-anchored Noticias Telemundo’s 2024 presidential election night coverage after reporting extensively from the campaign trail. Vaqueiro appears regularly on Meet the Press to discuss U.S. politics.

Since 2019, Juan Cruz has served as a non-resident senior adviser to the Center for Strategic & International Studies. Currently, he works as a senior advisor at Dinámica Américas advising companies and organizations. In 2025, he joined the Inter-American Dialogue’s Citizen Security Task Force.

Cristina Kessel is the director of sustainability and the Sempra Infrastructure Foundation. In this role, she is responsible for implementing Sempra Infrastructure's sustainability strategy, focusing on the commitment to drive the energy transition in North America.

Cristina began her career at the Sempra family of companies in 1998, contributing to the development of natural gas storage, transportation and distribution projects in Mexico.

Aissa Boudadi is a core member of BCG's Corporate Finance & Strategy practice and a leader in the Center for CFO excellence. He has over 18 years of experience advising finance functions on large-scale finance transformations and tech-enabled change. He has worked with clients in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Aissa's specific finance expertise includes operating model and organization redesign, shared services optimization, end-to-end process redesign, and modernizing finance tech stacks.

Eduardo Rodriguez is the CFO for Xerox’s Global Print business, where he oversees all aspects of financial strategy, forecasting, and performance management across hardware, services, and post-sales operations worldwide. He plays a key role in driving Xerox’s transformation and integration initiatives, including the Lexmark acquisition, while advancing margin improvement, cost discipline, and cash optimization.

Michael Shea serves as managing director and global head of Capital Solutions at Atlas Renewable Energy, where he leads the company’s Structured Finance, M&A, and Capital Planning activities. With more than two decades of experience in international finance and renewable energy, Michael has been instrumental in developing and executing Atlas’ capital strategy across Latin America and beyond.