Robert E. Bard

President & CEO, LATINA Style, Inc.

Robert E. Bard is the president and CEO of LATINA Style Inc., a position he assumed in October 2001, after the untimely passing of his spouse and business partner, Anna Maria Arias, founder, editor & publisher of LATINA Style Magazine. Ms. Arias, in her eight years at the helm of the magazine, built it up to become the most respected publication in the Latina community. An overwhelming response to Ms. Arias’ demise from the Latina and Hispanic community inspired Mr. Bard to devote his energies to keep her mission and the goals of the magazine alive. Today over 600,000 professional Latinas read and participate in the LATINA Style magazine and programs world.

Mr. Bard is a nationally recognize speaker and expert on Diversity and inclusion issue specializing on the journey of the Hispanic professional woman. In his twenty years leading LATINA Style Mr. Bard has been able to expand on the influence of the company by creating and further developing the five signature programs of the company; the LATINA Style Business Series, the most successful ongoing business development program for Latina business owners in the nation; the LATINA Style 50 Awards and Diversity Leaders Conference, reporting on the top 50 companies for Latinas to work for in the U.S., including the Latina Executive of the Year and the ERG of the Year; the National LATINA Symposium recognizing Latina achievement in all areas and professions; and the Distinguished Military Service Awards, honoring outstanding Latinas for their military Service and the LATINA Style Hero Initiative focusing in the reintegration and re-assimilation of Latina Service Members leaving active duty and entering corporate America or launching their own businesses and the College Beat Series a program dedicated to empower and inform Latinas in colleges and universities.

He is a graduate of the MALDEF Leadership Training Program and serves on the Board of Directors of Parents Step Ahead, an organization created to enable parents to get involved in their children’s education, and has held positions on the advisory boards of HITEC, one of the premiere organizations providing services to Hispanics in the technology field; the Women of Alpfa, a leading organization empowering Latinas in the accounting and financial field; SCORE, a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship; and, is the Chairman of the advisory board of ANSO, the Association of Naval Service Officers. In May of 2011, Mr. Bard was recognized by the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations with the prestigious Admiral Farragut Hispanic Diversity Champion Award for his work to improve and promote diversity in the military community.

Mr. Bard is married to Ms. Lupita Colmenero, publisher of El Hispano News and Founder of Parents Step Ahead Foundation in Dallas. Mr. Bard is a graduate of the California State University at Northridge. He holds post graduate certificates from Harvard University, Yale University, Dartmouth College and UCLA.