Emilio Diez Barroso is a Mexican-American businessman, best-selling author and philanthropist. He is the Chairman and CEO o
NALA Investments
a

family office A family office is a privately held company that handles investment management and wealth management for a wealthy family, generally one with at least $50-$100 million in investable assets, with the goal being to effectively grow and transfer w ...

with operations across various industries including communications, transportation, consumer products, real estate, technology and media.

Biography

Diez Barroso is the great-grandson of

Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta (2 March 1895, Tampico, Tamaulipas – 23 September 1972, Mexico City) was a Mexican businessman who built an entertainment conglomerate. The son of Basque immigrants Mariano Azcárraga and Emilia Vidaurreta, his ...

, founder of Mexico's

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

network. He studied Economics and Finance at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

, I.T.A.M. and Boston Universities, and has an M.A. in Psychology from the University of Santa Monica with an emphasis on Consciousness Health and Healing. Diez Barroso has held senior-level positions and sat on the board of most NALA owned companies. He was Managing Director for Corporacion Triangulo, an investment corporation headquartered in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

and was named one of the 10 most powerful

Latinos Hispanic and Latino Americans ( es, Estadounidenses hispanos y latinos; pt, Estadunidenses hispânicos e latinos) are Americans of Spanish and/or Latin American ancestry. More broadly, these demographics include all Americans who identify as ...

by
Poder Magazine
and by

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

. Emilio is a founding partner o
Bold Capital Partners
an investment partnership formed with

Peter Diamandis Peter H. Diamandis (; born May 20, 1961) is a Greek Americans, Greek-American engineer, physician, and entrepreneur best known for being founder and chairman of the X Prize Foundation, cofounder and executive chairman of Singularity University a ...

and

Singularity University Singularity Education Group (using the public names Singularity Group, Singularity University or SingularityU) is an American company that offers executive educational programs, a business incubator, and business consultancy services. Although ...

. He currently chairs the board o
The World is Just a Book Away
a non-profit organization empowering children to change their own lives and communities through books, libraries, and educational programs. He is also on the board o
LIFT
a national nonprofit dedicated to ending intergenerational poverty, o
West Coast Care
a nonprofit leading the way in reducing homelessness, and is a member of the X Prize Foundation's Innovation Board. He is on the client advisory council fo
US Trust, Bank of America
and serves on the boards o
UC San Diego HealthThe University of Santa MonicaThe UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
and th
CrossRoads School for Arts and Sciences
He is also on the board o
UR Welcome
and o
GOOD Media Group.
In collaboration with

Daniel Cordaro Daniel Cordaro is an American research scientist and psychologist who specializes in emotion psychology and human wellbeing. As a former faculty member at Yale University, Cordaro is best-known for his research in human emotion and positive psycho ...

, Emilio co-founde
The Contentment Foundation
which develops child and adult-centered curricula that supports individuals in recognizing their inherent wellbeing. Emilio is the author of the best selling boo
The Mystery Of You
Freedom is Closer Than you Think.

NALA Investments

In 1999, Emilio Diez Barroso founde
NALA Investments
("North America Latin America"
Accessed April 8, 2008), and is currently its Chairman and CEO. It is a private investment holding company with operations across various industries including communications, energy, transportation, consumer products, real estate, technology and media, primarily in the United States and Latin America.
. Accessed April 8, 2008

NALA Films

In 2005, Diez Barroso founded NALA Investments' production arm, NALA Films, that couples "Latin American talent, resources and incentives" and "English language motion pictures", and is based in

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

.NALA Films website
. Accessed April 8, 2008 NALA Films' "has been producing and financing "two to five feature films per year."

References

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Biography

NALA Investments

NALA Films

See also

References