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Bob Unanue
AFPI Board Member and Hispanic Leadership Coalition Chair
Bob Unanue is a founding board member of the America First Policy Institute and Chairman of the Hispanic Leadership Coalition. Unanue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Goya Foods, largest Hispanic owned food company in the United States. His career at Goya spans over 45 years, where he began at a young age learning all facets of the business – from production and delivery to warehousing and administration. Unanue has held significant positions throughout the company including department head, Vice President, General Manager, and now President and CEO.
As President and CEO since 2004, Unanue spearheaded a nearly billion-dollar expansion of Goya’s global and domestic footprint and infrastructure. Under his leadership, Goya has grown significantly, reaching new markets and distribution channels, and helping to increase brand awareness and product demand among new consumers. He implemented the development of Goya’s Better for You and organic product lines to meet the needs of health-conscious consumers.
Unanue also created the Goya Gives initiative, supporting hundreds of non-profit organizations, events, scholarships, and giving programs. Most recently, he launched Goya Cares, a global initiative dedicated to combating child trafficking and raising awareness of mental health issues among teens. Unanue was also executive producer of the hit movie Sound of Freedom.
He has received various business and humanitarian awards for his dedication to the community. In 2020, Unanue was appointed to the White House Commission for Hispanic Prosperity. He also serves as a Cornerstone Trustee for the American Cornerstone Institute, on the boards of the Maestro Cares Foundation and Culinary Institute of America. Unanue frequently appears often on national media outlets to discuss high profile national and international issues.
He graduated from Merrimack College with a degree in accounting and studied at the University of Seville in Spain. Unanue currently resides in Houston, Texas and takes great pride in spending quality time with his six children and fourteen grandchildren.
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