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2008-09 University Lecture Series
Speaker Bio: Christy Haubegger
Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.
Bio courtesy of AEI Speakers Bureau
Born
and raised in Houston, Texas, entrepreneur Christy Haubegger has expanded the
presence of Latinos in media, television and motion pictures. Haubegger is
the visionary founder of Latina,
the first bilingual magazine targeted exclusively to Hispanic women in the
United States. Haubegger served as its publisher, president and then CEO until
2001. Since its inception, Latina has become the leading publication for U.S.
Hispanic women with a monthly circulation of 400,000. Haubegger now serves
as a member of the Board of latina Media Ventures (Latina's parent company)
where she focuses on strategic initiatives for the company.
In 2002, Christy moved into the world of entertainment. She served as Associate Producer on "Chasing Papi," which was released in May 2003. She was also Executive Producer of Oscar-winner James L. Brooks' "Spanglish," which was released in December 2004. She now works with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), providing insights on diverse markets to CAA's motion picture, music, marketing and television clients including Salma Hayek, George Lopez and Shakira.
A pioneer for Latinas, Haubegger is a popular speaker and the recipient of numerous awards and media recognition for her achievements. haubegger was the youngest woman to be inducted into the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Achievement, in recognition of her success in raising the profile of the Hispanic market. In 2007, the Hollywood Reporter ranked her #22 on their list of the 50 most powerful Latinos in Hollywood.
A volunteer for various civic, social and political organizations, Haubegger is a member of the board of the New America Alliance, a Latino business leadership group and Management Leadership for Tomorrow, an organization that works to increase the number of minority MBA candidates at the nation's top business schools.
She received her BA in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin and her law degree from Stanford Law School where she was president of her class.