Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer
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Over her career, Pilar has earned a strong reputation as a business and civic leader.  After serving as founding Executive Director from 1999-2005, Pilar rejoined New America Alliance in May 2010 as Chief Executive Officer.  She personifies the NAA mission of accelerating the economic, political and human capital development of the American Latino community, while bringing diverse leaders and communities together to forge a stronger America.  Under her leadership, NAA has launched the NAA Wall Street Summit, now in its 15^th year; the Pension Fund Initiative which has opened access to billions of dollars for diverse asset managers; has distributed over $1 Million in MBA Scholarships; and is currently launching the American Latina Leadership Caucus.

In between two NAA “tours of duty”, Pilar served as Palladium Equity Partners Vice President and part of the investment team from 2005-2010, and spent couple of years in New York before opening their office in Los Angeles, where she continues to reside today.  She was part of the team that raised a historic Hispanic market investment fund of $780 million in 2006.  Pilar also provided leadership in amplifying Palladium’s profile in the investment community and the Hispanic market. 

From 1996-1999, Pilar was Vice President of Marketing & Events at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce where she developed strong relationships with Latino entrepreneurs in key U.S. markets, Mexico and Puerto Rico, and dealt with the complex intersection of Latino business progress, political advocacy and corporate America.  
Pilar’s story began in Puerto Rico, where she was born and raised.  She began her career in hospitality management at the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau and the Caribe Hilton. Pilar now serves as Vice Chair of the Board of ConPRmetidos, a Puerto Rican millennial-led think and do tank working to transform the economy of the Island by linking Puerto Ricans to leaders stateside who can develop and facilitate economic opportunities for Puerto Rico.
Pilar currently serves as a member of the Banc of California Advisory Board.  She has been recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the “100 Influentials” and by Hispanic Trends Magazine as “20 Most Influential and Outstanding Hispanic Women in Business”.  Pilar received the New America Alliance Chairmen’s Leadership Award.