Ms. Rodríguez Valladares, has been interviewed frequently in English, Spanish and Russian by the BBC, Bloomberg Financial News, Radio Free Liberty, and by The Industry Standard.

A first-generation Mexican-American, Valladares received her Bachelor's degree in Russian and Soviet studies from Harvard in 1988. She later received a dual degree from the University of Pennsylvania -- a Master's in international studies and an MBA from the Wharton School. Work and studies have taken her to Argentina, Israel, the Soviet Union, Poland and across the rest of Europe. Monster.com