Abbreviation NSHMBA Headquarters Dallas, Texas | Formation March 8, 1988 Membership 23k+ | |
Type Non-profit organization Purpose "To be the premier Hispanic MBA professional business network for economic and philanthropic advancement." | ||
The National Society of Hispanic MBAs, usually abbreviated as NSHMBA and pronounced "nashimba" was created in 1988 as a 501(c)(3) organization that "exists to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development. NSHMBA works to prepare Hispanics for leadership positions throughout the U.S., so that they can provide the cultural awareness and sensitivity vital in the management of the nation's diverse workforce."
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Organization
NSHMBA's headquarters are in Dallas, Texas and as of 2013 it has 36 chapters in the United States and Puerto Rico. The full list of chapters can be found in the external links section.
NSHMBA is run nationally by a 15-member board led by a chair. The board member positions are:
History
NSHMBA was founded on March 8, 1988 by a group of Hispanic MBAs led by Henry Hernandez. Their goals was to remedy the lack of representation in the corporate world for Hispanic business leaders, and to reverse the decline of Hispanics enrolled in graduate management education programs throughout the country The founding members spent the next nine months developing the concept for the organization, identifying key partners, and establishing a framework for the organization. The group was then officially launched in January, 1989.