For more than 25 years, Pilar has earned a strong reputation as a business and civic leader. She is regarded as a strategic, innovative, results-oriented executive passionate about the rise of diverse leadership, promoting equal access to economic opportunity and investing in education. Pilar is the founding leader of interDUCTUS, an organizational management consulting practice focused on enhancing the performance of nonprofit and private enterprises by providing extended leadership and multidisciplinary expertise. Through Renovad, a division of interDUCTUS, Pilar is the host of executive retreats providing transformational experiences around the globe. Pilar began her career in hospitality management with Hilton International and the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau.
Later in 2007, as Palladium Equity Partners Vice President, Pilar was part of the team that raised a historic Hispanic market investment fund of $780 million.
As chief executive officer of New America Alliance, Pilar led implementation of the NAA mission focused on building on American Latino success while bringing diverse leaders and communities together to forge a stronger America. Under her leadership, NAA launched the Access to Investment Capital Initiative, which has opened access to billions of dollars for diverse asset managers.
Pilar is a founding member of the American Jewish Committee’s Latino Jewish Leadership Council and serves on the boards of ConPRmetidos and New America Alliance. She was recognized in 2015 by the New York State Assembly with the Abrazo Boricua Award and by Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) with the Catalyst Change Agent in Finance Award.
Pilar was born and raised in Puerto Rico and currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.