In the United States, Latinos account for approximately 18 percent of the population. But Latinos are only 1.8 percent of Fortune 500 general counsel—that’s nine out of 500.

The Hispanic National Bar Association is on a mission to close that gap. In March, the group launched Poder25, an initiative to get 20 Latino GCs at Fortune 500 companies by 2025. Poder means “to be able to” in Spanish.

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