Juan José Núñez is the Founder and CEO of Vertical3 Media, an online marketing and advertising company focused on Media (Online and Offline) for the US (also US Hispanic), Europe and Latin American markets founded in 2010 and with Offices in Miami, Barcelona (Spain)n and Bogotá (Colombia) . Previously he was COO at starMedia.com, one of the major Internet Portals of the US Hispanic and Latin American markets, a branch of France Telecom, with offices in the U.S. (Miami, Los Angeles and New York), Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Spain. As an economist, Núñez possesses a broad experience in financial markets, having worked in companies such as Banco Santander, Ahorro Corporación Financiera, Credit Lyonnais and Banif Bank. Following his successful career in the financial market, Núñez changed his path and entered the Internet industry in the year 2000 as Content Manager at Eresmas.com, a leading Internet company in Spain. In July 2002 he was given the responsibility to create the new starMedia from the ground up at all levels (commercial, administrative, marketing, PR, financial, HR, Business Development, etc…), turning it into a profitable company with a position of leadership in the U.S. Hispanic market and Latin America, increasing its audience and advertisers year after year. Núñez was member of the IAB’s (Interactive Advertising Bureau) Hispanic Committee in the U.S. and he is a frequent speaker at conferences in the United States and Latin America. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication of the Florida State University. He was awarded in New York as Top Digital Media Professional of the Year 2008 according to the trade Hispanic publication “Portada” and was nominated to Digital Media Executive of the Year in 2008, according to the trade publication “Hispanicad.com”. In 2010 he was awarded as one of the Top Entrepreneurs of Florida by Hispanic Target magazine, for his contribution to the development of business in the State especially in times of great economic difficulties. In February 2019, the American Marketing Association (South Florida Chapter) awarded Vertical3 Media with the Golden Best Digital Campaign of the year for the strategy and management of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau campaign (www.miamiandbeaches.com). Núñez has a strong commitment to the community in Miami, where he is involved in various non-profit organizations. He was Member of the Board of the Spain-US Chamber of Commerce from January 2006 until June 2011 (business), Board Member of the Spanish Cultural Office (culture), Treasurer of the Spaniard Society of Miami (social), Board of Advisors of the “Spain-Florida Foundation 500 years” (culture), President of the Spaniard Popular Party in US and member of the National Board of Directors (politics), among others. He was born in Spain and has a Bachelors Degree in Economics from the Universidad San Pablo C.E.U and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain), with a specialty in Marketing. He also has a Masters Degree in Financial Markets. He currently lives in Miami with his wife and three daughters.