Kety Esquivel has been so successful at leading digital efforts of companies and nonprofits, one of the oldest journalism organizations dedicated to helping the news media accurately portray those often overlooked, such as communities of color, included Kety in their “31 Profiles of Women of Color in Digital Spaces.”
This March, Kety, who is a senior vice president at Edelman overseeing Latin America as well as the firm’s Hispanic Center of Excellence, took part in a groundbreaking South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festival (March 9-18, 2018).
Kety served on the panel “Latinas Removing Barriers in Tech” discussing the role of Latinas in tech both as users and as leaders of tech companies.
Kety’s been the New Media Manager for the National Council of La Raza, the chief executive officer for LATISM, a Digital Vice President with Ogilvy, and board member of the Puerto Rican Youth Development & Resource Center Inc
She sits on the board of the Netroots Foundation, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s Innovation and Technology Advisory Board and the Advisory Board of Yes We Code.
She was a founding board member of the Hispanic PR Association NCC and the New Leaders Council. She’s a former editor of BlogHer, a current blogger on the Huffington Post and has been a convener for Web of Change, She’s Geeky and TEDxAdamsMorgan.
Kety has spoken at conferences worldwide including BlogHer, Blogalicious, Women Action and the Media, Personal Democracy Forum, Social Media Week and CampaignTech as well as conferences in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, El Salvador, Spain, Ireland and Canada.
She was named in the Huffington Post 7 Young Latinos In Online Media To Watch In 2012 and a Politic365 ‘Game Changer’. Her commentary has been featured in the WSJ, HITN, PBS, CNN, NPR, Televisa, and Univision.
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