MOST INFLUENTIAL HISPANICS IN TECHNOLOGY Javier Polit
Chief Information Officer Bottling Investments Group Coca-Cola Company
Javier Polit is a torch-bearer, literally. He was selected to carry the Olympic torch in New York dur- ing the games in Greece. Most of us
will probably never be nominated for such an honor, but it was Coca-Cola’s way of thanking him for his tireless efforts. As CIO for the Bottling Invest- ments Group at Coca-Cola Company, he offers strategic guidance to busi- nesses and team members operating out of North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. He sets strategic goals and processes by spearheading IT functions, and supports over 80,000+ associates while managing multimillion dollar investments and cash spend.
John Gomez Chief Technology & Strategy Officer and EVP Eclipsys
John Gomez is a leading executive in the healthcare information technology industry. He helps Eclipsys optimize the use of technology and architecture to support the company’s strategic plan and the needs of its clients. He brings to Eclipsys broad experience in technology strategy, e-commerce, development and architecture. He worked on the pre-re- leases of .NET and currently is a fea- tured lecturer and author on .NET and advanced technology. His most recent position was senior vice president and CTO of WebMD, where he was respon- sible for all technology-related aspects of the company’s consumer and physician portals. His previous positions include CTO/senior vice president, Strategic Business Development, at Brill Media Holdings; managing consultant at Mi- crosoft Corporation; and chief architect for HRBlock Advanced Technology. Mr. Gomez has a passion for advanced math such as chaos and emergence math- ematics and artificial intelligence.
Rose Marie E. Glazer General Counsel and Secretary Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
Rose Marie Glazer is responsible for the global legal affairs of the company, as well as oversight of all corporate governance matters. Before becoming general counsel, she was associate counsel and compliance officer at Siemens PLM Software, where she was responsible for monitoring com- pliance with governance docu- ments, providing legal support for mergers and acquisitions, establishing the company’s first compliance program and over- seeing the company’s compliance with U.S. federal securities regula- tions. Glazer is a member of the Texas Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association, American Corporate Counsel Association, and Eth-
ics and Compliance Officer Association. She earned her law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas. She also has a B.B.A. in accounting and a B.A. in Spanish also from Southern Methodist University.
Joseph M. Acaba Astronaut
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Joseph Acaba is an educa- tor, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. In 2004 he became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named a NASA astronaut candidate. He completed astronaut can- didate training in February 2006, and was assigned to STS-119, which flew from March 15 to March 28, 2009, to deliver the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station. The primary objective of this flight was to deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and truss ele-
ments to the International Space Station. Mr. Acaba accumulated 12 hours and 57 minutes of EVA in two spacewalks. STS-119 returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, having traveled 202 orbits and 5.3 million statute miles in 12 days, 19 hours, and 29 minutes. Currently he is assigned to Expedition 31/32, scheduled for a six-month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station, launching aboard the Russian Syouz TMA-04M spacecraft in April 2012.
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