Ralph de la Vega is Chairman of the De La Vega group, which focuses on investments in entrepreneurial startups. He is the former Vice Chairman of AT&T Inc., and the author of Obstacles Welcome. He is actively focused on helping young people reach their full potential.

He serves on the boards of American Express Company, New York Life Insurance Company, and Amdocs Corporation. He is the former Chairman of Junior Achievement Worldwide and continues to serve on its board of directors. He also served as the Chairman of the 2017 Jamboree for the Boy Scouts.

Mr. de la Vega has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and a master’s degree in business administration from Northern Illinois University. He completed the Executive Program at the University of Virginia and received a Doctor Honoris Causa from FAU.

He is the author of the best-selling book Obstacles Welcome: Turn Adversity to Advantage in Business and Life (Thomas Nelson, 2009).

He is a native of Cuba and resides in Florida.

Learn more:

Ralph's website: https://www.ralphdelavega.com

Book "Obstacles Welcome": https://www.amazon.com/Obstacles-Welcome-Adversity-Advantage-Business/dp/B003VWC44O

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphdelavega/

Shout-out: Today's Diversity Leader Shout-out goes to Ken Chenault, Chairman and Managing DirectorChairman and Managing Director

General Catalyst (former Chairman and CEO of American Express)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-chenault/details/experience/

Music:

Intro - Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Outro - Amor Y Felicidad by SONGO 21 is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License