Rick Ortiz Email & Phone Number

Rick Ortiz is a President and CEO at Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce based in Dallas, Texas, United States, North America. Rick Ortiz is the President and CEO of the award-winning Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He was unanimously chosen by the GDHCC Board of Directors in 2012 to lead the organization. As President/CEO, he is responsible for the day-to-day operations, financial and budgetary management, and the implementation of the GDHCC's strategic priorities. Additionally, he oversees corporate partner and member relations, fundraising, grant and programming compliance, internal audit procedures, and small business advocacy. Before he joined the GDHCC as president and CEO, Ortiz worked as an attorney, specializing in business and tort litigation. He has represented individuals, small and large businesses, financial institutions, leasing companies, governmental entities, and nonprofit organizations and has served as general counsel to boards of directors. Ortiz’s serves on several boards, committees, and task forces that include the City of Dallas Economic Development Task Force, VisitDallas DEI Advisory Committee, UT Southwestern Medical Center Simmons Cancer Center Community Advisory Board, and he was a member of the Leadership Dallas Class of 2013. He has served as a board member of the Concilio, Dallas Regional Chamber, Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the North Texas Commission. He was also a member of the Dallas Mavs Advisory Council, DFW Airport Availability and Disparity Study Review team, Dallas Citizens Council, JFK 50th Anniversary Committee, and the Mayor Mike Rawlings' advisory and transition team. A native of El Paso, Texas, Ortiz worked as a Bristol Meyers Squibb/Ventiv Health U.S. Sales pharmaceutical representative prior to attending St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, where he received his Juris Doctor in 2003. Ortiz graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing and management.