Renata Soto
2020 ALI Fellow
Prior to ALI, Renata Soto spent 25 years as a social entrepreneur and nonprofit leader. She co-founded and was executive director of Conexión Américas, a nonprofit that annually supports more than 10,000 Latino and other immigrant families in Tennessee by providing opportunities for them to belong, contribute, and succeed. Renata also launched Casa Azafrán, a Nashville nonprofit collaborative that is nationally recognized as a model for nonprofit innovation, collaboration and placemaking, and founded the Mosaic Fellowship, a leadership development program for leaders of color. She is the past board chair of UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, and currently serves as board chair of its sister organization, UnidosUS Action Fund, which works to expand the influence and political power of the Latino community.