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Dr. Robert Rodriguez, President, DRR Advisors LLC

Dr. Robert Rodriguez is the president of DRR Advisors LLC (www.drradvisors.com), a boutique diversity and management consulting firm.  He is also the author of the book, “Latino Talent: Effective Strategies to Recruit, Retain and Develop Hispanic Professionals.”  He has worked with over 120 corporations helping them with their Latino and diversity initiatives. 

Many consider Dr. Rodriguez to be the nation’s leading expert on Latino talent initiatives in the workplace due to his book, extensive client list and academic research on the Latino experience in corporate America.  Recently, Dr. Rodriguez was named one of the top 100 Most Influential Hispanics in Corporate America by Hispanic Business magazine. Previously, Dr. Rodriguez was a senior vice president at ALPFA, held faculty roles at DePaul University and Kaplan University.  His past corporate experience includes leadership roles at 3M, Target, RR Donnelley and Amoco.  He is also the former board chairman for the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE).

He received his doctorate in Organization Development from Benedictine University and is a graduate of the Latino Leadership Institute at UCLA in Los Angeles.

Leonor B Gil, Senior Vice President, Corporate & Institutional Services, Northern Trust-Chicago

Leonor Gil is a Senior Vice President in the Institutional Product Services (IPS) group at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. In this leadership role, Leonor is responsible for core NTSI product servicing, including commission recapture, soft dollars and exchange funds. Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2008, she was the Director of Operations for high net worth and institutional clients at Harris Associates L. P. Her depth of experience includes Commission Management, Prime Brokerage, trading systems, operations, portfolio administration and management of project teams. Leonor has over twenty five years of industry experience. Leonor is also an active member of Northern Trust's Latin Heritage Leadership Council (LHLC) where she has served as the Treasurer and Secretary. She is the recipient of Northern Trust’s Global Diversity award for her leadership role in the LHLC. She has presented as key note speaker at the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement. Leonor was recognized and was chosen to represent Northern Trust to accept an award on its behalf for being one of “The Top 50 Employers for Latinas" from the Latina Style 50 Magazine. Leonor was featured in the spring 2012 issue of Diversity Profiles magazine. Leonor enjoys mentoring as an active participant in the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago and as a mentor to Northern Trust partners.

Leonor received a B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Houston, is fluent in Spanish, and holds FINRA series 7, 24, 63 and 65 licenses. She is also a Mujeres de HACE, fall 2010 alumni. Leonor is the proud mother of two children, and grandmother to three children.

Ivan Ruiz, Commercial Banking Representative, First Midwest Bank

Ivan E. Ruiz is a Commercial Banking Representative working with middle-market commercial clients. Prior to becoming a Commercial Banking Representative, Mr. Ruiz completed an extensive, 3-year formal credit analysis training program at First Midwest Bank.  Mr. Ruiz is actively involved in Big Brother Big Sister program and speaks to young professional at University of Illinois at Chicago.

Mr. Ruiz attended Lewis University in Romeoville, IL on an academic scholarship. He graduated with honors in December 2010 with a major in finance and minor in economics.

Prior to joining First Midwest Bank, Mr. Ruiz worked for the Nation’s largest used-car retailer as a Sales Consultant. Mr. Ruiz also completed an internship for one of the world’s largest locomotive maker, where he supported a new remanufacturing plant that was built in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. 

He enjoys physical activities such as: boxing, flag football, and golf. 

Olga Camargo, Managing Partner, TOROSO Investments

Olga is Managing Partner at Toroso Investments, LLC, a registered investment advisor firm. Toroso is committed to providing its clients with strategies that allow them to express their economic point of view, consistent with their risk tolerance and time horizon, through core asset allocation and income strategies that are intended to perform well in all economic climates. Olga provides investment advisory and retirement plan advisory services to clients, which include high net worth individuals, business owners, public and private corporations, public sector entities, and not-for-profit entities and foundations. Olga is frequently called upon by some of the fastest growing businesses and policymakers to provide her unique perspective.

Olga has 15 years of financial service industry experience. Prior to joining Toroso Investments, she was a Senior Vice President with Mesirow Financial co-leading an investment advisory practice with Juan Avila specializing in culturally-relevant financial services to the Latino market. Prior to Mesirow Financial, Olga was at JPMorgan Chase and Thomson Reuters.

Diana Torres, Experienced Derivatives Analyst, Akuna Capital

Diana Torres is an Analyst who specializes in Risk, Operations, and Global Trading Development at Akuna Capital. Prior to joining Akuna Capital, she worked on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade from 2008-2013 with Infinium Capital Management.

Ms. Torres first started working in the trading pits at the age of 19.  She has seen firsthand the deterioration of open outcry market making and increased reliance on technology in the financial markets.  As a complement to her extensive experience with open outcry markets and her experience at Akuna Capital, she is also currently pursuing a Masters in Computer Science at DePaul University. She plans to facilitate further development of quantitative approaches in global trading markets. She is particularly interested in the development of evidence based research models and the application of machine learning methods in financial decision making.

Her experience in proprietary trading development is driven by her fascination with trading efficiency and calculated risk strategies. Diana has a Bachelor of Business (B.B.A.), Business/Managerial Economics from DePaul University and Business Analyst Certification from Northwestern University. 

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