Question of the day: [Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month] Who was the first Latino man and the first Latina woman who served as CEO of a Fortune 500 company?

These leaders crowded barriers on their way to the top of the American business community.

Answer:

• Roberto Goizueta was the first Latino CEO of a Fortune 500 company when he became CEO of Coca-Cola in 1981

• Geisha Williams was the first Latina CEO of a Fortune 500 company when it became CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in 2017

To ask:

• What qualities do you think are most important for someone to become CEO?
• How can it have more Latin leaders in top companies influence the decisions that companies make?
• Do you think it matters who is represented in leadership positions? Why or why not?

Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this question of the day you can use in your class.

Behind the numbers (Quack):

In 2023, the CEOs of the Top 50 Fortune 500 companies are six white women, a Spanish/Latino man, a Spanish/Latina woman, three South Asian men, a black man and a black woman.

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Four Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month with us!

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About the author

Dave Martin

Dave joins NGPF with 15 years of educational experience in mathematics and computer science. After he participated in the New York City Teaching Fellows program and obtaining a master’s degree in education at Pace University, his career in education brought him to New York, New Jersey and a summer in the north of Ghana. Dave is firmly convinced that financial literacy is of vital importance for creating well -completed students who are prepared for a complex and very competitive world. During which free time will two young daughters allow, Dave enjoys video games, dungeons and dragons, cooking, gardening and naps.

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