Emi Reyes

About Emi Reyes

As a nonprofit executive and financial strategist with a growth mindset, I\'m honored to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Latino Economic Development Fund (LEDC). As LEDC’s CEO, I bring a decade of strategic leadership experience including five years at LEDC. With a passion for entrepreneurship and small business, my career has been marked by transforming nonprofit and for-profit organizations by catalyzing change and fueling growth.Born to Salvadoran immigrants who operated a family-owned restaurant, my foray into the world of small business and entrepreneurship started at a young age. While pursuing my degree in political science at Bennington College in Vermont, I co-founded the college’s first student farm, trained women entrepreneurs in South Korea in business communications and English, and organized hundreds of volunteers as a campaign fellow for Obama for America. Playing a pivotal role in Chipotle Mexican Grill’s expansion strategy across New York, Maryland, and Washington, DC, I spearheaded operations across eight locations while directing up to 56 employees and multiple budgets of up to $12M.Joining LEDC in 2017 as a Microfinance Lending Intern, I swiftly assumed positions of increasing responsibility, serving recently as Director of Operations & Risk Management and Chief of Operations, Risk & Investments. Strategizing with key leaders across the organization, I\'ve steered funding and expansion initiatives while stewarding organizational assets and government funds with the utmost diligence.My areas of expertise include: Executive Leadership Business Development Coalition Building Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Marketing & PR Strategic Planning Cultural Transformation P&L Accountability Budget Forecasting Financial Planning Grant Proposals Funding Disbursements Customer Relationship Management Staff Onboarding & Training Corporate Communications

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC)

   Jan 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   As CEO, I set strategy and vision, build the LEDC culture, lead the senior team, and allocate capital appropriately. Working with the Board, I determine annual goals for the organization and work systematically to meet them. In collaboration with the leadership team, I define key priorities, assess strategy, raise the organization\'s profile, and guide the staff to achieve operational excellence and expand LEDC\'s vital mission throughout the community.

Education

• Bennington College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science & Government

  2008 — 2017

• St. Timothy's School

  Bilingual International Baccalaureate Diploma

  2004 — 2008