2019 Annual Conference & Career Expo

Claudia Romo Edelman
Founder
We Are All Human Foundation


Claudia Romo Edelman is a social entrepreneur, an advocate and a catalyst for change. A frequent public speaker and media contributor, Claudia is a leader for diversity, inclusion and equity, focused on unifying the U.S. Hispanic community and promoting sustainability and purpose-driven activities.

Claudia is the Founder of the We Are All Human Foundation, a New York-based non-profit foundation, dedicated to advancing the agenda of diversity, inclusion and equity through developing and hosting global, national and regional events, conducting research and developing research pieces/publications, creating content and corporate activation.

With an extraordinary background with global organizations, including the United Nations and the World Economic Forum, she has worked on humanitarian causes for 25 years with organizations such as UNICEF, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. She is a marketer for social causes, a journalist and a diplomat with a track record on shaping public opinion, building the narrative on perception change, creating global campaigns and mobilization efforts, while leading partnership activation.

Prior to her role at the We Are All Human, she was seconded to the Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to lead communications and advocacy for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

She is the recipient of numerous awards, including recently receiving the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the multicultural award from Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Women’s Batsheva Leadership Award 2019.

She enjoys sports and traveling. She is married, has two children and speaks six languages.

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