Race Relations, a National Conversation

Recent events have laid bare long-standing racial fault lines and disparities in our country. This talk will bring together Asian American, Black and Latino leaders across industries to take stock of where we are and what we can do to support each other in this difficult moment. Panelists will also explore how we can heal these fault lines and collectively address racial disparities.

Speakers

Neera Bahl
Past President USPAACC-SE

Neera Bahl

Past President
USPAACC-SE

Jeff Lin
Co-Founder & President ADMERASIA

Jeff Lin

Co-Founder & President
ADMERASIA

Clint Odom
Senior VP National Urban League

Clint Odom

Senior VP
National Urban League

Mark Madrid
Associate Administrator, Office of Entrepreneurial Development U.S. Small Business Administration

Mark Madrid

Associate Administrator, Office of Entrepreneurial Development
U.S. Small Business Administration

Mr. Madrid has been selected to serve as Associate Administrator for the Office of Entrepreneurial Development (OED) at the U.S. Small Business Administration. In this role, Mr. Madrid will lead the OED, which is the SBA’s technical assistance arm with a national resource network including Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), Women’s Business Centers (WBCs), SCORE, and the Office of Entrepreneurship Education.

Previously Mr. Madrid served as CEO of Latino Business Action Network, a national 501(c)(3) organization focused on strengthening America through funding and supporting U.S. Latino entrepreneurial research and education-impact programs at Stanford University. Mr. Madrid was named the 2019 Silicon Valley Nonprofit CEO of the Year by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. He serves on the Board of Trustees for Scholarship America, the leading nonprofit scholarship and educational support organization in the United States. He is an Honorary Colonel of the United States Army and Jefferson Award recipient.

Before his chief executive nonprofit roles, Mr. Madrid held a senior executive career in banking that began on Wall Street in 1995 with J.P. Morgan. His passion for American small businesses is dedicated to his father, who passed away from COVID-19 in 2020. His father, Marcos Madrid, Jr., owned a welding business for over four decades.

Mr. Madrid holds a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business and a Master of Nonprofit Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business.

Nydia Han
Co-Anchor 6abc Action News

Nydia Han

Co-Anchor
6abc Action News

Susan Au Allen
CEO USPAACC

Susan Au Allen

CEO
USPAACC

Jimmie Paschall
Executive VP & Head of Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion and Strategic Philanthropy, Wells Fargo

Jimmie Paschall

Executive VP & Head of Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion and Strategic Philanthropy,
Wells Fargo

Moderator

Georgette Dixon
Senior VP & Senior Director of External Relations for National Constituents Wells Fargo

Georgette Dixon

Senior VP & Senior Director of External Relations for National Constituents
Wells Fargo

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