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Hector Mujica

Head of Economic Opportunity Americas at Google.org


Bio

Hector Mujica leads economic opportunity efforts atGoogle.org—Google’s philanthropy—across theAmericas. Within his role, he looks after a $100M+ grantmaking portfolio that supports interventions whichaim to provide pathways to digital economy jobs for individuals with multiple barriers to employment.Hector also serves on Google’s Latino Leadership Council, where he helps to steward Google’s socialimpact ventures with the Latino community.Hector has spent the last decade advancing social justice through philanthropy and public policy. Prior toGoogle, Hector’s experience ranged from investment banking at Oppenheimer & Co, constituentcasework at the Office of Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and diplomatic relations at theEconomic Section of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.Hector holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Business from Florida International University, aProfessional Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and aMaster of Public Affairs from the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.Outside of work, Hector Co-Chairs the Latino Digital Success Task Force at the Aspen Institute, andserves on the Board of Directors of Hispanics in Philanthropy, the Hispanic Federation, and severaladvisory boards, including WorkingNation and Inicio Ventures. Hector currently resides in South Florida.