Linda Lopez

Founder and CEO, Impact Strategies Inc.

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (1992)

Linda Lopez currently serves as the CEO of Impact Strategies, a social impact consulting business that advises philanthropy, non-profits, and governments on strategy, policy, and investments.
A champion of diversity and inclusion for 25 years. Linda previously served as chief of the Office of Immigrant Affairs for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, in this role, she was responsible for providing strategic advice to Mayor Garcetti on his immigration policy agenda and creating innovative programs to integrate immigrants into the city's social, economic and political fabric.
Linda first gained experience in government by serving as the Associated Students Inc. Vice President at Cal Poly Pomona and participating in the Model United Nations. As an Abshire Inamori Fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C., she worked with the German Marshall Fund through the Transatlantic Leadership Network. She is currently also a member of the advisory board for the Latino United Fund.

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