Emanuel Pleitez

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Volunteer Experience

  • Stanford University Graphic

    Head of Platform, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs of Southern California

    Stanford University

    - Present 6 years

    Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs of Southern California is a Stanford Alumni Association group that seeks to unify and enrich the startup ecosystem by facilitating investment, education and mentorship opportunities for entrepreneurs and alumni investors. www.stanfordaandeofsocal.com

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    Officer Candidate

    Army National Guard

    - Present 4 years

    Currently Officer Candidate (09S), qualified as a Human Intelligence Collector (35M); Top Secret/SCI U.S. Department of Defense security clearance

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    Human Intelligence Collector

    Joint Special Operations Command

    - 1 year

    Human Intelligence Collector Augmentee to JSOC Intelligence Brigade to study special operations requirements and techniques to ensure interoperability and equipment standardization; to plan and conduct special operations exercises and training; to develop joint special operations tactics; and to execute special operations missions worldwide.

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    Soldier

    United States Army Reserve

    - 7 years

    Human Intelligence Collector (35M); Top Secret/SCI U.S. Department of Defense security clearance

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    Chair, Board of Directors

    Hispanic Heritage Foundation

    - Present 12 years 11 months

    Economic Empowerment

    LOFT Network, Founder, http://loftnetwork.org
    HHF Investors Group (FKA LOFT Investors Forum), Founder, www.loftinvestorsforum.org
    Latino Technology Investors
    Latino Legacy Weekend, Founder, www.latinolegacyweekend.org
    Latinos In Finance, Founder, www.latinosinfinance.org
    LOFT Code as a Second Language www.loftcsl.org

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    Director

    Voyager Global Advisors

    - 1 year

    Our mission is to accelerate growth of technology companies and funds that are changing the world or changing their industries. www.voyagerglobal.com

  • US Army Graphic

    Initial Entry Training Soldier

    US Army

    - 1 year

    Basic Combat Training (BCT) at Ft Sill; Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Ft Huachuca

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    Commissioner, Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions

    City of Los Angeles

    - 1 year

    Trustee of Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP)
    Our mission is to advance the health and retirement security of those who dedicate their careers to serve and protect the people of Los Angeles. LAFPP administers defined retirement plan benefits for all sworn (fire, police and certain port police) employees of the City of Los Angeles. In addition to our core role of administering the defined pension plan, our services include pre-retirement & retirement counseling and medical & dental…

    Trustee of Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP)
    Our mission is to advance the health and retirement security of those who dedicate their careers to serve and protect the people of Los Angeles. LAFPP administers defined retirement plan benefits for all sworn (fire, police and certain port police) employees of the City of Los Angeles. In addition to our core role of administering the defined pension plan, our services include pre-retirement & retirement counseling and medical & dental plan administration assistance.

Publications

  • The emerging equity gap: Growth and stability in the new investor landscape

    McKinsey Global Institute

    Inevitably, the diverging growth rates of developed and emerging economies will change how the world’s wealth is distributed, shifting more of the balance toward the fast-growing economies of Asia and other regions. At the same time, aging populations and other factors are changing how wealth is invested in many developed economies. We undertook the research in this report, The emerging
    equity gap, to assess the impact of these trends on the global financial system over the next decade. We…

    Inevitably, the diverging growth rates of developed and emerging economies will change how the world’s wealth is distributed, shifting more of the balance toward the fast-growing economies of Asia and other regions. At the same time, aging populations and other factors are changing how wealth is invested in many developed economies. We undertook the research in this report, The emerging
    equity gap, to assess the impact of these trends on the global financial system over the next decade. We start by determining where financial assets are held today and how they are invested, and then project their growth rates and the effects of trends that are influencing investor behavior. Our goal is to better understand how shifting financial wealth and changes in investor behavior will
    affect the global capital market.

    Our central finding is that, short of a very rapid change in investor behavior and adoption of new policies in the largest emerging economies, the role of equities in the global financial system may be reduced in the coming decade. This has important implications for economic growth, how companies fund themselves, and how investors reach their goals.

    Governments and business leaders share a common interest in expanding the supply of equity to the world economy. More equity will promote more stable and possibly more rapid growth. Many steps that could reverse the current trends against equities are well understood. Action now will ensure that the potential equity gap does not emerge, and put the world economy on a more stable, more sustainable course.

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  • The Report on Tax Reform Options: Simplification, Compliance, and Corporate Taxation

    Washington D.C.

    A report outlining options for changes in the current tax system to achieve three broad goals: simplifying the tax system, improving taxpayer compliance with existing tax laws, and reforming the corporate tax system.

    The PERAB report fulfilled the specific mandate the PERAB was given: to discuss the pros and cons of a spectrum of reform ideas relating to tax simplification, improving compliance with existing tax laws, and reforming the corporate tax system. They were also instructed not…

    A report outlining options for changes in the current tax system to achieve three broad goals: simplifying the tax system, improving taxpayer compliance with existing tax laws, and reforming the corporate tax system.

    The PERAB report fulfilled the specific mandate the PERAB was given: to discuss the pros and cons of a spectrum of reform ideas relating to tax simplification, improving compliance with existing tax laws, and reforming the corporate tax system. They were also instructed not to consider policies that would raise taxes on families making less than $250,000.

    The report was meant to be informative rather than prescriptive. Its intentions were to aid discussion about the wide variety of tax reform ideas in these areas. The PERAB was not tasked with providing its own policy recommendations for the Administration and, of course, given the independence of the PERAB as a group of outside advisers, it was not a reflection of administration ideas under consideration. The final report approved was an informative and important almanac of options for tax reform.
    http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/08/27/perab-tax-task-force-report

    Other authors
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Projects

  • PostTechnology

    PostTechnology is a free, invite-only network of former and current McKinsey & Company employees in technology and media. The community was created by several former consultants as a free service for this remarkable community. PostTechnology is affiliated with the successful PostHealthcare community, which includes executives in healthcare and life sciences (currently ~700 executives representing the top 10 pharma and medical device companies as well as investors at top VC and PE firms)…

    PostTechnology is a free, invite-only network of former and current McKinsey & Company employees in technology and media. The community was created by several former consultants as a free service for this remarkable community. PostTechnology is affiliated with the successful PostHealthcare community, which includes executives in healthcare and life sciences (currently ~700 executives representing the top 10 pharma and medical device companies as well as investors at top VC and PE firms). PostHealthcare and PostTechnology are communities within Post Network. The communities are not affiliated with McKinsey & Company.

    See project

  • Code as a Second Language

    - Present

    Co-Founder
    Code as a Second Language (CSL) is a national campaign that works toward introducing youth to computer programming and making technical training and careers accessible to women and underrepresented minorities. Our vision is to provide students access to year-round LOFT Innovation leadership and workforce development programs including STEM Symposia, Innovation Fellowships, Youth Awards, mentoring and other work-based learning opportunities. All students will join the LOFT Network…

    Co-Founder
    Code as a Second Language (CSL) is a national campaign that works toward introducing youth to computer programming and making technical training and careers accessible to women and underrepresented minorities. Our vision is to provide students access to year-round LOFT Innovation leadership and workforce development programs including STEM Symposia, Innovation Fellowships, Youth Awards, mentoring and other work-based learning opportunities. All students will join the LOFT Network and connect online and offline with tens of thousands of peers excelling on their own fast track careers.

    See project

  • LOFT Investors Forum

    - Present

    Founder
    The LOFT Investors Forum is a unique initiative focused on educational instruction and training for Latino pension fund trustees and relevant industry stakeholders. The Forum’s goals are: 1. providing training and educational opportunities related to investments and best practices, tailored to trustees; 2. fostering a robust network of Latino trustees and investors; 3. developing a platform for promising young Latino professionals to grow into senior roles at pensions…

    Founder
    The LOFT Investors Forum is a unique initiative focused on educational instruction and training for Latino pension fund trustees and relevant industry stakeholders. The Forum’s goals are: 1. providing training and educational opportunities related to investments and best practices, tailored to trustees; 2. fostering a robust network of Latino trustees and investors; 3. developing a platform for promising young Latino professionals to grow into senior roles at pensions systems.

    The Forum’s agenda includes interactive discussions on topics including: trustee experiences; board governance; macroeconomic outlook; portfolio construction; equities; fixed income; private equity; hedge funds; real estate; real assets and energy; and emerging managers.

    Representatives of pensions with more than a combined $1 trillion of assets attend the two-day event. Proceeds of the event will help fund LOFT financial literacy and talent development initiatives in underserved and underrepresented communities. Participation in the Forum is available by invitation only.

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  • American DREAMers

    - Present

    Associate Producer
    Feature documentary, American DREAMers, which follows a group of undocumented youth who risk their freedom by walking 3,000 miles across the country to organize for immigrant rights. American DREAMers is set to release in 2015 at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

    See project

  • LOFT Network

    - Present

    Founder
    Leaders On Fast Track (LOFT) Institute is the social network for leaders. LOFT, the leadership and workforce development program of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, was created for Latino leaders and their peers. This online community connects emerging leaders to each other, to experts, to resources, to other platforms, and to career paths in the STEM fields, business and finance, public policy, foreign affairs, communications, education, and entrepreneurship among many others.

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  • Latino Legacy Weekend

    - Present

    Founder
    Latino Legacy Weekend (LLW) is a retreat space which fosters innovative thinking by building bridges across professions, ideologies, generations, national ancestries, regions, and religions of the American Latino community through idea interchange and relationship development.
    LLW seeks innovative Latino leaders from all sectors, including, while not limited to, business, art, environment, energy, finance, education, religion, law, non-profit, medicine, government, media, science,…

    Founder
    Latino Legacy Weekend (LLW) is a retreat space which fosters innovative thinking by building bridges across professions, ideologies, generations, national ancestries, regions, and religions of the American Latino community through idea interchange and relationship development.
    LLW seeks innovative Latino leaders from all sectors, including, while not limited to, business, art, environment, energy, finance, education, religion, law, non-profit, medicine, government, media, science, sports, and technology, to participate in the weekend.

    LLW participants lead and/or contribute to discussion on innovative topics of their choice. The objective is to encourage personal and community renewal through the transforming power of ideas and relationships, while transcending traditional political, economic, and philosophical differences. Participation in LLW is by invitation only. Families of participants are most welcome to attend and share LLW together.

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  • Society for Entrepreneurship in Latin America

    - Present

    Founder
    The Society for Entrepreneurship in Latin America (SELA) is an international organization of students founded at Stanford University that focuses on fostering a global entrepreneurship community aware of Latin American affairs. It is primarily aimed at forging bond between students, professionals and academics interested in Latin America in order to promote development and encourage investment in the region.

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  • The I-4 Group

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    Co-founder of campaign strategy firm specializing in politics and finance

  • Inspira

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    Founder, Executive Producer & Host
    INSPIRA is a web series on a mission to find inspiring Latino leaders who are shaping their communities and influencing the economy across America.
    2012 Imagen Award Nomination for Inspira (Web Series) "Robert Zardeneta - Greening East LA"
    2012 Social Revolucion Award Nomination for Inspira (Web Series)
    https://www.youtube.com/user/InspiraAmerica
    https://www.facebook.com/LOFTInspira
    Inspira is currently on hiatus, however, it will return soon.

    Founder, Executive Producer & Host
    INSPIRA is a web series on a mission to find inspiring Latino leaders who are shaping their communities and influencing the economy across America.
    2012 Imagen Award Nomination for Inspira (Web Series) "Robert Zardeneta - Greening East LA"
    2012 Social Revolucion Award Nomination for Inspira (Web Series)
    https://www.youtube.com/user/InspiraAmerica
    https://www.facebook.com/LOFTInspira
    Inspira is currently on hiatus, however, it will return soon.

    See project

Honors & Awards

  • German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge

    German Liaison Office USAICoE

  • Honor Graduate: STRAC Silver Total Soldier

    309th Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army

    Human Intelligence Collector Course (35M)

  • Cecilia and Tony Burciaga Community Development Award

    Stanford University

    The award seeks to pay tribute to Cecilia and Jose Antonio Burciaga and honor the many contributions they made to Stanford University and the Chicano/Latino community. Awardee characteristics include: Involved and motivated in student and community work, Strong academic performance and future goals, Creative, Courageous, Caring, Self-sacrificing, Always available, Nurturing, Visionary, Innovative, and Community Builder. The award, initiated by Professor Jerry Porras, is made possible by…

    The award seeks to pay tribute to Cecilia and Jose Antonio Burciaga and honor the many contributions they made to Stanford University and the Chicano/Latino community. Awardee characteristics include: Involved and motivated in student and community work, Strong academic performance and future goals, Creative, Courageous, Caring, Self-sacrificing, Always available, Nurturing, Visionary, Innovative, and Community Builder. The award, initiated by Professor Jerry Porras, is made possible by contributions from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends.

  • Jerry I. Porras Award for Visionary Leadership

    Stanford University

    This award, named in honor of Jerry Porras, Professor Emeritus in the Graduate School of Business, recognizes students for visionary leadership within a voluntary student organization or Stanford program serving the Chicano/Latino community.

Languages

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • Truman National Security Project

    Partner

    - Present

    The Truman National Security Project unites next-generation veteran, political, and policy leaders to develop and advance strong, smart, and principled solutions to the global challenges Americans now face. http://trumanproject.org/

  • Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative

    Advisor, Mentor

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    www.latinoei.org The Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI) is a Stanford University-funded research initiative housed within the Graduate School of Business. SLEI, in collaboration with the Latino Business Action Network (LBAN), has created a comprehensive database of Latino-owned businesses in order to stimulate more informed policymaking, business partnerships, and knowledge and skill development.

  • LEAP Global Innovation

    Advisor

    -

    www.taketheleap.co Leap is the leading innovation advisory firm; working with entrepreneurs, investors, and governments to develop Ecosystems of Innovation throughout the Americas. Leap has three core businesses, including: Leap Ventures: Leap Ventures invests in the most innovative Latin American founders across the globe to empower the next generation of innovation. Leap Advisors: Leap Advisors works with influential entrepreneurs, investors, and governments to build and foster an…

    www.taketheleap.co Leap is the leading innovation advisory firm; working with entrepreneurs, investors, and governments to develop Ecosystems of Innovation throughout the Americas. Leap has three core businesses, including: Leap Ventures: Leap Ventures invests in the most innovative Latin American founders across the globe to empower the next generation of innovation. Leap Advisors: Leap Advisors works with influential entrepreneurs, investors, and governments to build and foster an ecosystem of innovation that can maximize returns for all stakeholders Leap Labs: Leap Labs partners with talented entrepreneurs to close the gap between ideation and value creation, supporting unparalleled growth Join us and Take The Leap.

  • Found!t

    Director

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    Found!t is a fashion technology startup. Found!t is a personal shopping on demand service based in Los Angeles for the aspirational everyday person. Our mission is to make shopping affordable and convenient for everyone at any budget. We are your human powered search engine and are passionate about browsing the web to score good finds. The Found!t application features a comprehensive onboarding process, user management dashboard, messaging center, Shopper Chat, integrated blogging engine…

    Found!t is a fashion technology startup. Found!t is a personal shopping on demand service based in Los Angeles for the aspirational everyday person. Our mission is to make shopping affordable and convenient for everyone at any budget. We are your human powered search engine and are passionate about browsing the web to score good finds. The Found!t application features a comprehensive onboarding process, user management dashboard, messaging center, Shopper Chat, integrated blogging engine with subscription capabilities and a Found!t Finds dashboard which renders all fulfilled requests. Beta product available here: http://foundit.pagedemo.co

  • Mario De La Torre, Inc.

    Advisor

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    Mario De La Torre, Inc. is a fashion e-commerce startup. Born and raised on the streets of south central LA, fashion designer Mario De La Torre knows what it is to sweat and struggle for art. Imparting a brutally honest vision of hood influences, west coast appeal and Chicano culture, Mario approaches his designs with an open mind and the intent to empower women. www.mariodelatorre.co

  • California Children's Academy

    Director

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    California Childrens Academy (CCA) helps families become financially independent by providing affordable child care to low income families. CCA was founded in 1971 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) agency for the purpose of providing child care services to meet the needs of the East/Northeast community of Los Angeles. In 1991, CCA expanded its service area to include the San Fernando Valley. CCA currently serves over 700 children per day in a total of 17 early education and care-centers located in:…

    California Childrens Academy (CCA) helps families become financially independent by providing affordable child care to low income families. CCA was founded in 1971 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) agency for the purpose of providing child care services to meet the needs of the East/Northeast community of Los Angeles. In 1991, CCA expanded its service area to include the San Fernando Valley. CCA currently serves over 700 children per day in a total of 17 early education and care-centers located in: Lynwood Boyle Heights Lincoln Heights Downtown Los Angeles Maywood Arleta San Fernando Pacoima Panorama City Canoga Park Van Nuys North Hollywood Services are available for infants, toddlers, and preschool age children and their families.

  • Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund (SALEF)

    Chairman, Board of Directors

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    Our mission is to promote the civic participation and representation of the Salvadoran and other Latino communities in the U.S., promote the economic development and democracy in El Salvador, as well as to advocate for its economic, educational, and political advancement and growth.

  • No Labels

    Citizen Leader; Chair, Latino Outreach

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    No Labels is a national movement of Democrats, Republicans and independents dedicated to a new politics of problem solving.

  • New Leaders Council

    Member, National Advisory Board

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    New Leaders Council (NLC) is a 501(c)(3) that works to recruit, train and promote the progressive political entrepreneurs of tomorrow — trendsetters, elected officials and civically-engaged leaders in business and industry who will shape the future landscape.

  • UFW Foundation

    Development Assistant

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    Our mission is to empower and improve the lives of farm workers and other low-income and immigrant workers through (1) the advancement of research, implementation, and enforcement of equitable policy, (2) civic engagement, and (3) community education.

  • NESsT

    Intern

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    NESsT develops sustainable social enterprises that solve critical social problems in emerging market economies. Our NESsT Entrepreneur-in-Residence (NESsTER) program aims to inspire and prepare the next generation of social enterprise leaders with the knowledge, skills and vision they need to excel as professionals in the field. www.nesst.org

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