Dinner with Future Leaders
Marcos Perez
August 4, 2005, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Location: MARC 530 (Marketing and Research Center 5th floor Conference Room)
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As the Vice President of Administration at Florida International University, Marcos Perez supervises the general administrative functions of the university at all campuses. He is a member of the Executive Committee which is responsible for all strategy, policy, and operations decisions for the university.
Marcos began pursuing his Ph.D. in Leadership in the Fall of 2003 and accepted the position of the Chief of Staff for the President. In this role, he served as liaison for the President, maintaining a high level of public relations and interaction with university and community contacts.
Before joining the university community, Marcos worked in the beverage industry as Vice President and Director of the Bacardi Beverage Company (a strategic alliance with the Anheuser-Busch company). Previously, from 2001 to 2003, he headed up the group of strategic planning and business development. Prior to that, Marcos served as the Vice President and Commercial Director at Bacardi Corporation (Puerto Rico), where he was responsible for all commercial operations for 24 countries in the Caribbean.
Marcos holds an MBA and Bachelors degree in Marketing and International Business from Florida International University. He is currently working on his Ph.D.
Dinner with Future Leaders
Vivian Sanchez
April 21, 2005, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Honors College, DM 233
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Event Flyer Harvard Business School graduate Vivian
Sanchez serves as FIU´s interim
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
In this capacity, Sanchez oversees the
financial responsibilities of the University,
including the offices of the Controller,
Budget, Purchasing and Treasury.
Sanchez, a co-founder and managing partner
of Initium LLC, an advisory firm dedicated
to assisting companies restructure by
expanding into new markets/ventures and
developing effective operating infrastructures,
brings more than 15 years of senior-level
executive experience to FIU. She has designed
and implemented business and financial
strategies for organizations in the U.S.,
Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia.
A graduate from Harvard Business School
(1993), Sanchez completed undergraduate
studies at Georgetown University’s
reputable School of Foreign Service. As
the host of The Honors College´s
third Dinner with Future Leaders, Vivian
Sanchez will discuss her career in international
business, finance and consulting as well
as some of the strategic choices that
helped her become a successful business
leader.
Dinner with Future Leaders
Eliot Pedrosa
October
12, 2004, 7 p.m.
Location: Law Office of Greenberg Traurig,
1221 Brickell Avenue
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Twelve Honors College students had dinner
with Honors College alumus Eliot Pedrosa,
Class of 1995, and Harvard University Law
School graduate.
In an informal setting, Pedrosa chatted
with Honors College leaders about his experience
in the legal industry and at Harvard Law
School. This program was the second "Dinner"
of a series and was sponsored by Eliot Pedrosa
of Greenberg Traurig. For a complete bio
on this generous alumnus, please visit http://www.gtlaw.com/biographies/biography.asp?id=1063.
The first dinner was sponsored by Gerald
Grant, Jr., Director of Corporate and Individual
Financial Planning for AXA Advisors. Grant
is also a member of the FIU Council of 100
and Honors College Community Advisory Board.
Dinner with Future
Leaders
Gerald Grant, Jr.
September 29, 2004, 7 p.m.
Location: Marc
530, University Park Campus
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Gerald Grant, Jr.
is the Branch Director of Corporate and
Individual Financial Planning of AXA Advisor's
South Florida Branch. He brought to AXA
Advisors over eleven years of banking
experience and was previously associated
with Citibank, where he held the position
of Branch Vice President and Cluster Manager.
Prior to Citibank, Grant was a Branch
Manager with Great Western Bank. His experience
and knowledge is now used to help him
focus on providing estate planning wealth
accumulation and protection, retirement
planning and other financial services.
Gerald Grant is an active member of the
South Florida community, serving on the
board of advisors for the Farquahar Center
For Undergraduate Studies at Nova Southeastern
University, the FIU Council of 100, the
Miami-Dade Association of Insurance and
Financial Advisors, and Tools For Change.
In August 2002, Gerald was accepted into
the NFL Players Association Registered
Player Financial Advisors Program.
Gerald holds both Bachelor's and Master's
degrees in Business Administration from
Florida International University.
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