Charles P. Garcia is chief executive officer of  of  Association of Latino Professionals in
Finance and accounting (ALPFA). ALPFA, one of the nation's largest and most established Latino professional organizations,  supports Latinos in all industries hrough its 41 chapters across the country and more than 100 student chapters at major colleges and universities.

Charlie Garcia has served in the administrations of four presidents, of both parties, most recently served as CEO of Garcia Trujillo Holdings LLC, a merchant banking, private equity, and consulting firm where he was recognized as one of the leading advisors to companies that do business in the global Hispanic market. Prior to that role, he was the CEO of a financial services firm with 60 offices in seven countries and $2 billion in assets, named by Inc. magazine as the # 8 fastest growing privately held company in the country. He is also a Columbia Law School graduate, a former White House Fellow, and a bestselling author of two books on leadership.

He is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and a highly decorated military officer who was appointed by President Obama and President Bush to oversee all Air Force Academy operations as Chairman of the Board of Visitors. The fifteen member board is comprised of four U.S. Senators, four U.S. Congressmen, and seven Presidential appointees. After five years of service as Chairman, the Secretary of the Air Force awarded him the Distinguished Public Service Medal for leading “a historic transformation of the Board of Visitors and increasing candidate diversity at all service academies.”

In recognition of his contributions to expanding Latino influence and reputation, Hispanic Business, Latino Leaders and PODER magazines have all recognized Mr. Garcia as one of the most influential Hispanics in the U.S. Additionally, Univision Network selected him for their series "Orgullo Hispano," a feature that spotlights Hispanics who have made an exceptional impact on the culture and life of American society, and the book Hispanics in the USA: Making History featured him as one of 14 Hispanic role models for the nation.

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