Carlos Saladrigas

co-chair, Cuban Study Group, Miami

Carlos Saladrigas, born in Havanna, left Cuba for the Florida coast in 1961. Though he came with little money, he managed to put himself through college, attend Harvard’s Business School, and co-founded Vincam, a staff leasing firm which grew to be the largest Hispanic-owned company in America. He is currently the vice chairman of Premier American Bank and the co-chair of the Cuba Study Group.