Business Executives and Entrepreneurs Convene for NSHMBA's 5th Annual Hispanic Executive Summit

LOS ANGELES, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) recently hosted its 5th Annual Hispanic Executive Summit in Los Angeles, CA. During the three-day summit held April 24-26, over 150 Hispanic leaders from across the U.S. attended professional development, governance and leadership sessions designed in partnership with the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Attendees also engaged in roundtable discussions, networked with fellow professionals and listened to dynamic presentations from distinguished academic researchers and renowned business leaders. Sponsors for this year's event included lead sponsor BMW, as well as ExxonMobil, Washington Mutual, Wachovia, Dell, Target, American Express, The Business Journal of Hispanic Research, General Mills and the United States Postal Service.

At a special networking reception hosted by BMW, NSHMBA named Patricia Romero Cronin its 2008 Ultimate Hispanic Executive. This distinguished honor recognizes Ms. Cronin, IBM's General Manager of Delivery Excellence, for her outstanding professional achievement and strong commitment to service. Over her 25-year career with IBM, Ms. Cronin has advanced from her first job as a software engineer to the executive level where she manages global operations. Among her most challenging and exciting opportunities, was her 1999 appointment as Vice President of Olympic Technology Integration when she became responsible for developing the software that kept track of the Olympic athletes, as well as measured, posted and communicated their performance, during the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

About NSHMBA

The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) was created in 1988 as a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. Widely known as the "Premier Hispanic Organization," NSHMBA serves 32 chapters and 7,000 members in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. It exists to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development. NSHMBA works to prepare Hispanics for leadership positions throughout the U.S. so that they can provide the cultural awareness and sensitivity vital in the management of the nation's diverse workforce.