HispanicBusiness

Growing affluence has opened opportunities for Hispanics to participate in public policy affecting the financial industry and play pivotal roles in the continued expansion of the Hispanic economy.

The participation holds clear ramifications for ensuring future market gains. As the New America Alliance noted in an October 2003 study on Hispanics in the financial services industry, elected and appointed officials "play a key role in developing standards [in the financial services industry] for accountability to ensure adequate Latino participation."

From Congress to large municipalities, here are some of leaders in the Hispanic economy who hold positions that regulate investment, allocate funds, or control credit and monetary policy.

Robert Aguallo Jr.	•Executive Director Los Angeles City Employees'Retirement System
Roel C. Campos	• Commissioner Securities and Exchange Commission
George Castro II	• Member New Jersey State Investment Council
Fred Buenrostro	• CEO California Public Employees' Retirement System
Joe Baca	• Congressman from California • Member House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit
Deborah E. Gallegos	• Deputy State Investment Officer New Mexico State Investment Council
Luis Gutierrez	• Congressman from Illinois • Ranking Minority Member House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations • Member House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit • Member House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic & International Monetary Policy, Trade & Technology
Jaime A. Guzman-Fournier	• Senior Advisor Investment Division Small Business Administration
Ruben Hinojosa	• Congressman from Texas • Member House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets • Member House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit
Louis F. Moret	• Commissioner City of Los Angeles Fire & Police Pension System Board?
D. Lorenzo Padron	• Commissioner Illinois Office of Banks & Real Estate
Marta Tienda Marta Tienda" />	• Board Member Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Charles P. Valdes	• Administration Board Member California Public Employees Retirement System
Jeff Varela	• Chairman New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association Investment Council
Nydia Velázquez	• Congresswoman from New York • Member House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets • Member House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic & International Monetary Policy, Trade & Technology
Robert Vigil	• Treasurer State of New Mexico