Raul Yzaguirre

Raul Yzaguirre is Presidential Professor of Practice in Community Development and Civil Rights at Arizona State University.

From 1974 to 2004, Yzaguirre was president of the National Council of La Raza, the nation's leading Hispanic advocacy organization and the largest constituency-based national Latino organization.

He helped establish several key national groups that have brought together a host of organizations in the Hispanic community including the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), the New American Alliance (NAA), and the Hispanic Association for Corporate Responsibility (HACR). He has also been successful in bringing together diverse leaders in other communities through his work in the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Independent Sector, and others.

He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Raza Development Fund, and AARP Services, Inc. He also serves on the boards of the United Way of America and Educate, Inc among others.

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