LCDA is a community of US Latinos at the highest levels of corporate leadership that are committed to paying it forward.
Our mission is to develop, support, and increase the number of US Latinos on corporate boards. LCDA's strategy to accelerate Latino placements on corporate boards is focused on three areas:
The Latino Corporate Directors Educational Foundation's (LCDEF) BoardReady Institute (BRI) is positioning and growing the pool of highly credentialed Latino executives.
"In a country where Latino GDP is $2.6T, no company can be effectively governed without the Latino perspective on their board."
Former CEO/Managing Director, Telstra Corporation Ltd.
“We have an incredible opportunity to help corporate America, when we get in the room our contributions are going to be even more massive than what anyone expected by giving us a chance.”
Bernard J. Tyson, Late Chairman & CEO - Kaiser Permanente | 2018 LCDA Corporate Visionary Awardee
"LCDA's work is critically needed. The exceedingly low levels of Latinos on boards is unacceptable in 2017, especially when there are qualified Latinos to fill those seats. We need to govern for growth with the future in mind. Board diversity is good for business, makes boards stronger, and reduces group-think."
Mary Jo White, Former SEC Chair
LCDA is playing a critical role in changing perceptions and advancing highly qualified Latino directors. "Great work that you are doing here, not only changing the composition of corporate America on boards, but to some degree, the complexion, it is about the insights and thoughts that so many people of different backgrounds can bring."
Oscar Munoz, CEO - United Airlines
Tune In Above: Esther Aguilera, CEO, Latino Corporate Directors Association and Luis Ubiñas, Former President, Ford Foundation speak about the importance of Latino representation at the executive level with Bloomberg‘s James Ellis at the Bloomberg Equality Summit. (Source: Bloomberg)
