Lili Betancourt Space
Executive Director
lspace@fiu.eduLiane M. Sippin
Program Director, Arts + Culture
lsippin@fiu.eduJosé Capote
Director of Development
jcapote@fiu.edu
Board of Advisors
Mario Murgado President and CEO of Murgado Automotive Group, Chair
George Corton Managing Principal of Westside Capital Group, Vice Chair
César Alvarez Senior Chairman of Greenberg Traurig and member of the FIU Board of Trustees
Agustín Arellano Sr. Chair of construction firm NV2A Group
Néstor Carbonell Sr. Former International Public Affairs and Business Leader at PepsiCo
Jacqueline Dascal Chariff Real Estate Development & Investment
Alfonso Fanjul Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Florida Crystals Corporation and Fanjul Corporation
George Feldenkreis Executive Chairman of the Board of Perry Ellis International
Andy García Award-winning Actor and Director
Jorge González Vice Chairman and CEO of City National Bank
Alberto Ibargüen President and Chief Executive Officer of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Benjamín León Jr. Chairman and Founder of Leon Medical Centers
Jorge Mas Chairman of the Board of MasTec
Lily Prellezo Author
Claudia Puig Former President and General Manager of Univision Communications
Ray Rodríguez Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Univision Communications
Eduardo M. Sardiña Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Bacardi U.S.A.
Mayi de la Vega Founder and CEO of One Sotheby's International Realty
Leadership Council 2025
- George Corton '03, MBA '14 Chair of Leadership Council
Managing Principal, Westside Capital Group
George Corton on LinkedIn - Silvia M. Larrieu Vice Chair of Leadership Council
Silvia Larrieu on LinkedIn - Mia Carbonell Global Head of Corporate Communication, Publicis Sapient
Mia Carbonell on LinkedIn - Victoria Collado '12 Co-Founder, Abre Camino Collective; Award -winning Director
Victoria Collado on LinkedIn - A.J. D'Amico Director, Media & Democracy, Knight Foundation
A.J. D'Amico on LinkedIn - Federico E. Fernandez Partner, DiFalco & Fernandez
Federico E. Fernandez on LinkedIn - Maria D. Garcia '05, JD '08 Partner & Shareholder, Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton
Maria D. Garcia on LinkedIn - Vanessa Garcia Co-Founder, Abre Camino Collective; Award-winning Writer
Vanessa Garcia on LinkedIn - Tony Jimenez Managing Partner, Medina Ventures
Tony Jimenez on LinkedIn - Salvador Juncadella Head of Alternative Investments, Big Sur Partners
Salvador Juncadella on LinkedIn - Daniel Leon '18 MasTec/InterMiami
- Luis Llamas JD '10 Partner, Jones Walker LLP
Luis Llamas on LinkedIn - Tom Llamas NBC News Anchor & Senior National Correspondent, NBC News
- Phil Lord Oscar-winning Filmmaker
- Juan Martinez '90, Macc '93 Vice President & CFO, Knight Foundation
Juan Martinez on LinkedIn - Richard Perez Managing Director, Cynosure Wealth Advisors
Richard Perez on LinkedIn - Anthony Rionda '09, MPA '11, JD '21 Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications, Government and External Affairs, FIU
Anthony Rionda on LinkedIn - Yvette Rodriguez Owner, Tres Lindas Cubanas
Yvette Rodriguez on LinkedIn - Yvonne Rodriguez Owner, Tres Lindas Cubanas
Yvonne Rodriguez on LinkedIn