Tuesday Oct 10, 2023

007 Luis Ubiñas| leadership and humility

LUIS BIO

The story of Luis Ubiñas has very humble beginnings in the South Bronx and for decades has been at the top of the game - a world class leader with wide-ranging experiences across media, technology, business, government and international affairs. We talk about the importance of humility, especially at the pinnacle of careers and where his happens to be.

He currently serves on the boards of directors of AT&T, Electronic Arts and Tanger Outlets. He has served on many corporate and non-profit boards including Mercer Funds, Boston Private Bank, Pan American Development Foundation and Liberty Media’s CommerceHub. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Foundation and is Member of the Board of the New York Public Library.

Luis was President of the Ford Foundation, one of the largest endowed foundations with $16 billion in assets and was subsequently appointed by the White House appointee to roles dealing with the commerce and trade policy of the United States. His foundational years were spent at McKinsey where he rose to senior partner and led the firm’s west coast practice. He holds a bachelor's degree and an MBA from Harvard.

“A powerful lesson in leadership is humility”

EPISODE OUTLINE

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:38) - Bio

(01:46) - NYC born and raised, first job, reliability

(03:27) - Transforming companies & non profits; top people

(04:55) - Leadership in three words; and why those words

(06:18) - Big impact on him early; built confidence, empathy

(09:12) - Connecting dots; movies with leadership lessons

(12:53) - Outro

LUIS RELATED LINKS

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