SPEAKERS
Joaquin Castro
United States House of Representatives, TX-20
A second generation Mexican American, Joaquin has worked hard to seize the opportunities created by the sacrifices of his grandmother and prior generations. After finishing highschool a year early, Joaquin left San Antonio to graduate with honors from Stanford University in 1996. He then went on to attend Harvard Law School where he received his Juris Doctorate degree in 2000.
Upon his return to San Antonio at 28 years old, Joaquin joined a private law practice and was elected to the Texas Legislature. He served five terms as state representative for District 125. In 2012, Joaquin was elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives as representative of Texas’ 20th Congressional District, which covers a large portion of San Antonio and Bexar County.
Now in his sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, Joaquin serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, as well as the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Education and Labor Committee. He was the 2013 Co President for the House freshman Democrats and currently serves as Chair of the Texas Democratic Caucus. Having experienced America’s promise firsthand, Joaquin wants to help build out what he calls the Infrastructure of Opportunity so that future generations will have the same chance to pursue their American Dream. As Congressman, Joaquin continues to be a tireless advocate for those who call San Antonio home.
From supporting military families to investing in education, Joaquin remains committed to helping mold an Infrastructure of Opportunity for San Antonians and Americans around the country.
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José Luis Escrivá
Minister of Digital Transformation and Public Function
Born in Albacete in 1960.
Academic background
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Postgraduate degrees in Economic Analysis and Econometrics
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Graduate in Economic Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid (1984)
Political and professional career
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Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function (December 2023-present)
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Minister for Digital Transformation (November 2023-December 2023)
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Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (January 2020-November 2023)
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President of the European Independent Fiscal Institutions Network (2015-2019)
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President of the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AiReF) (2014-2020)
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Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department of BBVA (2004-2010)
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Head of the Monetary Policy Division of the European Central Bank (1999-2004) and Advisor to the European Monetary Institute (1993-1999)
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Deputy Director of the Monetary and Financial Studies Department and Head of the Monetary Research Unit, Bank of Spain
Annie Gonzalez
Producer, Activist, and Actress
Annie Gonzalez is a producer, activist, and performer, who works to support immigration rights, educational equity, and the arts. She is a Chicana Artivista who uses multiple cultural and creative platforms to build mutual empowerment, class consciousness, autonomy and dignity. Annie is a sixth-generation Los Angeles native and has been acting, dancing and singing, on stage and screen since the age of 10. She spent much of her career performing a version of Mexican-American that was legible for the few roles that were available. The scope of Latinx stories has widened and the word is beginning to spread. Gonzalez has landed roles in popular television series such as Netflix’s Gentefied, Showtime’s Shameless, FX’s American Horror Story, Amazon’s Good Girls, and Starz’s Vida. She also can be seen in East of the Mountains, alongside Mira Sorvino and Tom Skerritt and on the big screen in the highly-viewed Hulu Original Film, Eva Longoria-directed feature film, Flamin’ Hot, from Searchlight Pictures and Franklin Entertainment. Gonzalez plays a lead role as Judy Montañez, wife to Richard Montañez. She also can be seen in the upcoming Ethan Cohen film Drive Away Dolls. Her next endeavor is serving as Executive Producer for Vix+ Jenni Rivera biopic titled “Jenni”. Gonzalez currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
J. Jon Imaz
Chief Executive Officer, REPSOL
Josu Jon Imaz has been chief executive officer since April 2014. Ever since, he has led Repsol's transformation process, which has established itself today as a global multi-energy company, a major player in the Spanish electricity and gas market, and a leader in the development of sustainable mobility solutions that boasts one of the most efficient refining systems in Europe. Under his leadership, Repsol has accelerated its assets' decarbonization process with the aim of leading the energy transition. In 2019, it became the world's first company in its sector to commit to reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
In 2008, Josu Jon Imaz joined Repsol as chairman of its subsidiary Petronor, a company where he successfully managed the challenges of modernization, sustainability, and community relations.
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In 2012, he joined the Executive Committee as executive managing director of the Industrial Area and New Energies, where he was responsible for coordinating the activities at all the industrial complexes, among other functions. He was also vice chairman of Gas Natural SDG, S.A. from September 2016 to February 2018.
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Josu Jon Imaz is a Doctor of Chemical Sciences from the University of the Basque Country. He graduated from the School of Chemical Sciences in San Sebastián and received the award of excellence upon completion of his degree. He was also a research visitor fellow at Harvard Kennedy School in the United States.
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He began his career in the field of research upon being sent to the French Technological Center (CETIM) in Nantes, as well as in the field of industrial (Grupo Mondragón) and business project promotion in connection with the world of energy.
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Josu Jon Imaz also held a number of political roles, including notable ones within the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism of the Basque Regional Government from 1999 to 2004.
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He is currently CEO of Repsol, trustee of the Repsol Foundation,āÆand chairman of Fundación Consejo España-EE.UU.
Ben Ray Luján
United States Senator for New Mexico
Ben Ray Luján has represented New Mexico in the United States Senate since January 2021. He previously served as U.S. Representative for New Mexico’s Third Congressional District and House Assistant Speaker in the 116th Congress.
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Senator Luján sits on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; the Committee on Indian Affairs; and the Committee on the Budget.
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Senator Luján grew up in Nambé, a small farming community north of Santa Fe, bordered by the Nambé and Pojoaque Pueblos. It was there that he learned New Mexico values, including hard work, dedication, and perseverance, from his family and community.
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Since being elected to Congress in 2008, Senator Luján has championed efforts to create good-paying jobs in New Mexico, expand quality health care and protect patients with pre-existing conditions, preserve our natural resources and sacred sites, build a clean energy economy, and uplift the middle-class.
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Senator Luján has focused on spurring local economic growth through a number of legislative initiatives. His bill to make it easier for local entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to the marketplace was signed into law, and he has written legislation that would leverage New Mexico’s labs to drive job creation while addressing tomorrow’s energy challenges.
Recognizing that action on the climate crisis cannot wait another generation, Senator Luján has been a leading voice in the fight against climate change. He has developed bold, comprehensive legislation to put the United States on a path to net-zero carbon emissions to combat the climate crisis and grow the economy. This visionary plan has earned praise from climate experts, environmental advocates, and labor groups.
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He has also been a fierce advocate for environmental protection in New Mexico. Luján helped lead an effort during the Obama administration to establish national monument designations for the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area and the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks, preserving some of New Mexico’s greatest treasures and tourism drivers. In addition, he helped lead the House effort to protect the greater Chaco Canyon region from harmful oil and gas drilling and dangerous methane emissions.
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Luján is a long-time advocate for New Mexico’s acequias and traditional lands. He continually works to ensure funding for these cultural assets. He also supports rural farming and ranching by advancing legislation to help food-producing communities' advance entrepreneurship.
Throughout his time in Congress, Luján has fought to increase New Mexicans’ access to quality health care, no matter where they live or how much money they make. He has had legislation signed into law to bolster the Children’s Health Insurance Program and strengthen Medicaid and Medicare. Senator Luján has also worked in a bipartisan manner to secure millions in funding to combat the opioid crisis in New Mexico and increase access to treatment and recovery services.
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Senator Luján has been a champion for New Mexico working families. He’s fought to raise the minimum wage, close the gender pay gap, and bridge the digital divide for rural communities. He has been an unwavering supporter of women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and continues to advance causes important to New Mexico families.
Before his election to Congress, Senator Luján served as the Chairman of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. As a Commissioner, he worked with his colleagues to develop a renewable portfolio standard to increase clean energy production by New Mexico utilities. He also advocated for first responders, working to overhaul the New Mexico Fire Fund so that all distributions from the fund would go to improving fire services in New Mexico.
Prior to his service on the Public Regulation Commission, Luján was the New Mexico Cultural Affairs Department’s director of administrative services and chief financial officer.
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Senator Luján earned his Bachelor’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University in Business Administration.
Diego Martínez Belío
State Secretary for Foreign and Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation
Graduated in Law from the Complutense University (Madrid) and Sorbonne University (Paris) and a diploma in Advanced Studies (DEA) in International Economic Law from the Sorbonne University. Diego Martìnez Belìo entered his Diplomatic Career in 2007.
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Since July 2021 he was the Director of the Cabinet of Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. He was previously Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for the European Union. Previously he had been a Deputy Advisor in the Department of European Affairs and G20 in the Cabinet of the Presidency of the Government.
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Abroad he has been assigned as Deputy Head of the Spanish Embassy in Equatorial Guinea and as Deputy Consul of Spain in Casablanca.
Before entering his Diplomatic Career, he practiced as a business lawyer in Miami, Madrid, and Paris.
Ángeles Moreno Bau
Ambassador of Spain to the United States of America
Ángeles Moreno Bau was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs in the Council of Ministers held on July 20, 2021.
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She was born in Madrid in 1968, has a law degree and has been a Diplomatic Service member since 1994. She has been stationed in Russia, Panama, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Mexico and the United Kingdom. She has also been an ambassador in Special Mission for Energy Affairs; General Director of International Relations of the Ministry of the Interior; Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Defense and Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary General of the Presidency of the Government. She was appointed Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation in 2018 and, subsequently, in 2020, Secretary of State for International Cooperation, a position she held until 2021.
Julissa Reynoso
United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra
Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón is an experienced diplomat, policy maker and lawyer. Before being nominated and confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, Reynoso served in the Biden-Harris Administration as an Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to Dr. Jill Biden. While at the White House, Reynoso managed a range of matters for President Biden and Dr. Biden. Reynoso was also Co-Chair of the Gender Policy Council, the first policy council focused on gender equity and equality within the Executive Office of the President.
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Prior to joining the Biden Administration, Ambassador Reynoso was a partner at the international law firm of Winston and Strawn in New York.āÆ She also served on the faculty of Columbia University School of Law and the School of International and Public Affairs. During the Administration of President Barack Obama, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and then as U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay.
Reynoso was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up in New York City. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Government from Harvard University, a Masters in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and her law degree from Columbia University School of Law. She is widely published in English and Spanish on an array of issues for both popular press and academic journals. Reynoso is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Law Institute.
Mary Snapp
Vice President, Strategic AI Initiatives, Microsoft
Mary brings her experience and perspective from over 35 years at Microsoft to lead strategic AI initiatives in the Office of the Vice Chair and President. She is a frequent speaker on issues related to Microsoft’s corporate and social responsibility as well as technology policy, including in relation to AI.
She formerly led Microsoft’s Global Philanthropies, investing the company’s technology, financial support, employee talent, and voice to partner with nonprofits and communities to create lasting positive impact. Prior to that, Mary was Deputy General Counsel leading legal support for Microsoft’s engineering organizations.
Mary has been an active board member for many nonprofit organizations, including the YWCA of Seattle, King, and Snohomish County, the Seattle Art Museum, the National 4-H Council, Washington STEM, Emerging Prairie, and Farm Foundation. She also serves on the University of Michigan’s President’s Advisory Group, and on the National FFA Foundation’s Corporate Sponsors’ Board.
Mary joined Microsoft in 1988 as its fourth attorney, and first female attorney. She grew up in Newton, Kansas, where she still has close family, and graduated from the University of Kansas School of Journalism before earning her law degree at the University of Michigan.
Harry Coker Jr.
National Cyber Director, Office of the National Director, The White House
Harry Coker, Jr. was confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 2023 as the second National Cyber Director in the Office of the National Cyber Director, the White House. Director Coker is a retired Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) senior executive and career Naval Officer, is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, the Naval Postgraduate School, and Georgetown University Law Center.
Coker completed a joint duty assignment as the Executive Director of the National Security Agency (NSA). As the third in command of the largest component of the US Intelligence Community, he directly supported NSA’s Director and Deputy Director in the strategic and day-to-day leadership of the Agency. Coker’s service to the Nation and NSA was recognized with the awarding of the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the NSA Director’s Distinguished Service Medal, and the IC EEOD Outstanding Leadership Award.
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During the first seventeen years of his service with the CIA, Coker was assigned to leadership positions in the Directorate of Digital Innovation; the Directorate of Science & Technology; and the Director’s Area. Key assignments included service as Director of the Open Source Enterprise, which is responsible for leveraging publicly available information; and as Deputy Director of CIA’s Office of Public Affairs, which is responsible for the Agency’s internal and external communications and media relations. Coker was also a member of the small, hand-selected team of senior officers that architected the Agency’s organizational construct and operating model. He also had a key role in formulating and executing the Diversity in Leadership Study; and served on the Executive Diversity & Inclusion Council. Coker’s leadership and contributions earned him the Presidential Rank Award and CIA’s prestigious Don Cryer Award for Diversity & Inclusion.
Lidia Fonseca
Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Executive Vice President
Lidia Fonseca is the Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Pfizer, responsible for enterprise-wide digital, data and technology strategy and solutions to support the purpose of delivering Breakthroughs that Change Patients’ Lives. She also leads Learning and Development and Business Process Excellence. In her prior role, Lidia was CIO at Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services.
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Throughout her career, Ms. Fonseca has received numerous awards and accolades, including the 2023 National CIO of the Year ORBIE Award and the 2022 New York CIO of the Year ORBIE Award. She was named on the 2022 Forbes CEO Next List recognizing top 50 executives who are likely to lead some of America’s top companies and the 2022 Forbes CIO Next List recognizing the top 50 tech leaders who are redefining the CIO role and driving game-changing innovation. She was named on the list of the 50 Most Powerful Latinas in 2020, 2021, and 2022 by the Association of Latino Professionals for America. In 2022, Pfizer won multiple awards in digital manufacturing including Gartner’s Supply Chain Breakthrough of the Year Award.
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She earned a BA from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA and Master Business Informatics from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Graduate School of Business.
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Lidia is a member of the Board of Directors of Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) and the U.S.-Japan Business Council. She was previously a member of the Board of Directors at Tegna, Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) from 2014 – August 2023, Gannet, Inc. (NYSE: GCI) from 2014-2017 and Q2 Solutions, a joint venture between Quest Diagnostics and IQVIA, from 2016 to 2018.
Ernesto González
Managing Director, Macquarie Asset Management
Ernesto joined Macquarie in 2016 and is currently Head of Real Assets in Mexico and Colombia for Macquarie Asset Management where he is responsible for MAM’s infrastructure investments across a wide range of sectors including renewables.
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He currently serves on the board of directors for several portfolio companies across various infrastructure sectors including digital, transport, energy, and renewables. Ernesto is also Investment Committee Member of Macquarie Mexico Infrastructure Fund and China Mexico Fund.
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Ernesto has over 23 years of experience investing in and developing energy and infrastructure projects globally. Prior to joining Macquarie, he was Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Development at ContourGlobal leading a rapid global expansion across conventional power generation and renewable assets in three continents. Previously, he also held positions at The AES Corporation and Credit Suisse.
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Ernesto is Chair of the Board of Trustees at The American School Foundation, A.C. a non-profit organization delivering American independent education in Mexico City and is Member of the Advisory Committee of Antes de Partir, a non-profit organization offering palliative services to underprivileged children.
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He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M University.
Laurie E. Locascio
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards
and Technology and the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Dr. Laurie Locascio is currently the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).āÆLocascio most recently served as vice president for research at the University of Maryland College Park and University of Maryland Baltimore.āÆ She also served as a professor in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering at the A. James Clark School of Engineering with a secondary appointment in the Department of Pharmacology in the School of Medicine.
Before joining the University of Maryland, Locascio worked at NIST for 31 years, rising from a research biomedical engineer to eventually leading the agency’s Material Measurement Laboratory. She also served as the acting associate director for laboratory programs, the No. 2 position at NIST, providing direction and operational guidance for NIST’s lab research programs.
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As a researcher, she has published 115 scientific papers and has received 12 patents in the fields of bioengineering and analytical chemistry. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Dr. Locascio was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Governor of New Mexico
Michelle Lujan Grisham is the thirty-second governor of the state of New Mexico, the first Democratic Latina to be elected governor in U.S. history.
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As governor, Lujan Grisham has implemented a series of evidence-based policies aimed at transforming New Mexico’s public education system, expanding the state’s economy to include more high-quality employment opportunities and preserving New Mexico’s air, land and water. In 2019, she oversaw one of the most productive legislative sessions in state history, signing a broad package of bipartisan bills into law, notably a historic investment in public education and a landmark transition to clean energy.
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A longtime state Cabinet secretary at both the New Mexico Department of Aging and Long-term Services and Department of Health, Lujan Grisham has been a leading advocate for senior citizens, veterans and the disabled as well as investments in health care infrastructure and innovative programming that has improved access and quality of care for New Mexicans across the state.
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She was elected to the U.S. Congress in 2011, serving three terms in Washington on behalf of New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. As a member of Congress, she worked aggressively to support local tribes, equal pay for women, public schools, public lands and veterans’ health care; she also advocated strongly for saving and creating clean New Mexico jobs. As chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, she became a vocal, national leader in the battle against reactionary federal anti-immigrant policies.
Driven by a deep compassion for seniors and those living with disabilities, and with experience as a caregiver herself, Lujan Grisham introduced and led the push for Care Corps, an innovative caregiving initiative that places volunteers in communities to provide non-medical services to seniors and individuals with disabilities. With this support, people can continue to live independently in their homes and communities.
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Lujan Grisham was born in Los Alamos and graduated from St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe before earning undergraduate and law degrees from the University of New Mexico. A 12th-generation New Mexican, she is the mother of two adult children and grandmother of three.
Valero Marín Sastrón
President, IndesIA
Valero Marín Sastrón is the president of IndesIA, the industrial association for the promotion of the data economy and artificial intelligence, whose objective is to accelerate the use of these technologies by industrial companies and SMEs in Spain.
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Promoted by Repsol, Gestamp, Navantia, Técnicas Reunidas, Telefónica, Microsoft, Airbus, Ferrovial and Inditex, Valero Marín was one of the main promoters of this association which, barely a year after its creation, already counts among its members large organisations and SMEs in the sector.
Valero Marín Sastrón holds a degree in Economics from the Carlos III University of Madrid and has completed Repsol's Management Development Programme, where he is currently Chief Customer Officer and member of the Executive Committee of Repsol, a company he joined in 2001 and in which he has held various positions as Chief Information Officer and Chief Data Officer in recent years.
Until August 2022, he was Corporate Director of Digitalisation and Global Services, where he led a profound transformation of the organisation. With a clear focus on internal customer service, he has evolved business processes through digitalisation, with the deployment of more than 370 digital initiatives and key enablers.
Rafael Mateo Alcalá
CEO, Acciona Energía
Rafael Mateo, with nearly 40 years of experience in the electricity sector, is one of the most experienced professionals in the renewable-energy sector, having played an active role in the global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energies.
His professional career began in 1982. He held different positions during his long trajectory in Endesa, including Production Director of Endesa Generación, Managing Director of Endesa Generación Latam, and CEO of Endesa Chile (NYSE: EOC). He has wide-ranging knowledge of Spanish and Latin-American markets, having managed a broad generation portfolio in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru.
In 2010, he joined ACCIONA ENERGÍA as General Manager, becoming CEO in 2013, the position he currently holds. He has been essential for consolidating the excellent track record of the Company over that period, guaranteeing solvency, reliability and growth through diverse regulatory cycles and geographies.
Mr Mateo Alcalá is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ACCIONA Energía International, S.A. and a member of various administrative bodies of other Acciona Group subsidiaries and he is also advisory board member of OMEL (Spanish Market Operator).
Mr Mateo Alcalá is a leading public figure in renewable energy and participates in an array of international organizations that promote a decarbonized economy and renewable development.
He acted as president of Unipede-Eurelectric’s production group in the past, is currently a member of the CEO´s Electricity Group of the World Economic Forum, and actively participates in different forums and renewable-energy organizations.
Mr Mateo Alcalá holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Higher Technical School of the University of Zaragoza (receiving the Extraordinary Honors Award). He has also completed a General Management Program at IESE Business School and a Business Management Program at INSEAD.
Henry Muñoz III
American Business Leader, Activist, Designer & Philanthropist
Henry R. Muñoz III is an American business leader, activist, designer & philanthropist. But, at the core of his career, he is best described as center of convergence across culture and industry: he existed as a DC changemaker able to float between political circles who recently transitioned his career and now owns a major comedy studio.
He has launched national movements on behalf of the underserved and the rising populations of the United States including Momento Latino, TheDream.US and Latino Victory to support the Latino community through awareness, educational funding, and electoral empowerment.
Muñoz bought the premier comedy studio Funny or Die (FOD) in May 2021 with hopes to advance diverse story telling in Hollywood in a Funny Original and Diverse manner. Under his leadership, and in partnership with Stephen Colbert’s Spartina Productions, Funny or Die has launched CBS newest late-night show, After Midnight hosted by the only female late-night host, Taylor Tomlinson. Munoz is an Emmy-winning executive producer for 2022’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and recently debuted his second film In the Summers at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim, including winning Sundance’s U.S. Dramatic Competition.
Additionally, he is a Tony-nominated producer of Paradise Square and Some Like It Hot. The shows garnered numerous Tony nominations including a nomination for Best Musical for the latter. Muñoz is also a producer of the Broadway revivals of Funny Girl, Merrily We Roll Along, New York New York, and Once Upon A One More Time. He was also the principal underwriter and producer of the world premiere of Huracan, written by Charise Castro Smith.
As cofounder of SOMOS US, he coordinated a healthcare network in NYC treating largely immigrant communities that has been at the forefront of battling the COVID-19 pandemic. He is the former Chairman of the Board & CEO of Muñoz & Company, one of the largest and oldest minority-owned design practices in the country. Under his leadership, Muñoz & Company pioneered an inclusive approach to architecture, urban planning, and design that acknowledges the imprint of the Latino community upon the built environment of the United States, winning over 150 juried design awards in the process.
Muñoz helped found the effort to create a Latino Museum on the Mall in Washington D.C., as Chairman of the bipartisan Commission to study the creation of the National Museum of the American Latino. After legislation passed in 2021 for the establishment of the Smithsonian American Latino Museum, Muñoz was elected as Founding Chairman of the Board.
Muñoz was appointed as Finance Chair of The Democratic National Committee by President Barack Obama in January 2013. He was the longest serving Finance Chair in DNC History. He is now Finance Chair Emeritus of the Democratic National Committee, the first Latino and openly gay person to ever hold those positions.
Henry was also recently honored in 2023 with the Visionary Award at Comic Relief US’ inaugural winter benefit for his philanthropic work.
Alexander Zahn
Manager, Original Independent Film, Netflix
Alexander Zahn is a Manager on the Netflix Original Independent Film team. At Netflix he has worked on projects such as REZ BALL, NYAD, FAIR PLAY, PURPLE HEARTS, and PASSING amongst many others. Prior to joining Netflix, Zahn served as VP of Acquisitions & Productions at Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA). At SPWA, Zahn was involved in the acquisition and production of countless films including HER, ARRIVAL, DON'T BREATH, DOPE, MARSHALL, I CARRY YOU WITH ME, BLAST BEAT and the SEARCHING / MISSING franchises.