Raquel has spent decades unlocking exponential market value working with public company CEOs/C-suite leaders and boards operating across industries in 20 countries. She is known for her disruptive business acumen and leadership expertise in growth/scale & turnarounds through optimization of private equity partnerships; M&A and divestitures; operations/supply chain; strategy; human capital.  This chapter of her lifework is dedicated to shaping business RESULTS through leadership globally as a corporate director and through philanthropy.

Raquel is qualified to immediately serve on the AI, Audit, Compensation, ESG, and Nom/Gov board committees.

Raquel serves on the AI  board subcommittee and is a member of the Ethics advisory board committee of The State Bar of California.

Her experience includes serving as a director and the board secretary of a private firm.  She served two terms as an independent director and member of nominating, compensation, budget/finance, and ethics committees of a global sports board. She also served two terms as trustee secretary on an Olympic investment foundation board.

Additionally, she has city government advisory board experience serving as finance chair and housing & community development member.

She’s a trusted independent non-executive director, advisor, and accomplished founder & COO who understands and thrives in dynamic environments with the thorniest of challenges at every stage – crisis, start-up, emerging, growth, mature, transforming & declining.

Raquel’s passion for value creation consistently leads to exceeding the mandate to maximize shareholder value time and time again.

Raquel has worked with CEOs/C-suite leaders and boards of the world’s most recognized brands.

In addition to co-founding a global management consulting firm, serving as chief operating and financial officer, Raquel has had an eclectic career spanning the fields of business, education, nonprofit and retail.

A highlight of her career is the time spent in Xerox tech business as a Human Capital Business Partner working in all areas of HR from source through exit. Raquel developed unique expertise in go-to-market,  business operations & quality, as well as compensation, inclusive diversity/affirmative action, transformative change management, employee wellness & succession planning. She contributed to and learned firsthand how to create an inclusive and diverse culture for all. Xerox is a pioneer in understanding the inextricable link of diversity, employee wellness, and quality, through process improvement & customer satisfaction, to achieve exponential business results. Xerox holds the distinction of having a diverse workforce, leadership cadre & suppliers; being the first Fortune 500 Company to have two female CEOs; two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award; grooming many industry executives.

Before joining Xerox, Raquel held a marketing leadership position at the Girl Scouts USA. Additionally, she achieved success in sales and teaching.

Raquel is a passionate member, mentor, advocate and benefactor of youth, women & education empowerment initiatives.