WaveCapital's Guest Speaker Series on Relationship Building in a Team Environment
Garrett Boorojian and Claudia Romo Edelman discuss relationship building in a team environment.
Source: Bio - Claudia Romo Edelman
https://www.claudiaromoedelman.com/pages/bio
"CLAUDIA ROMO EDELMAN
Claudia Romo Edelman is a global brand builder, entrepreneur, and cultural strategist focused on shaping purposeful, credible narratives. She has held senior roles at the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, UNICEF, UNHCR, and the Global Fund, and helped launch initiatives such as Product (RED) and the Sustainable Development Goals. Her work centers on building trust, mobilizing communities, and creating enduring brands.
She is the Founder and Executive Chair of We Are All Human and its flagship initiative, The Hispanic Star, which has partnered with more than 300 companies, 100 Hispanic organizations, research institutions, and media outlets to elevate the U.S. Latino narrative.
She recently launched Sotol Romo, blending global vision with deep Mexican roots to create a brand defined by ascent and intention. A leading voice for Latinos and women, she champions visibility, equity, and recognition of Latino communities as a powerful economic and cultural force.
Claudia is a thought leader and speaker, and author of ten bilingual children’s books with Macmillan Publishers, plus five books on Hispanic topics.
Named one of Bloomberg’s Women Who Lead 2026 at Davos and one of Time’s Top 17 Hispanics of 2024, she has received honors including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. She serves on nonprofit boards, including the Harvard David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino.
Claudia holds a Master’s degree in Political Communication from the London School of Economics, is fluent in six languages, and enjoys sports with her husband and spending time with her two children.
In this new entrepreneurial chapter, Claudia brings together her global expertise and her Mexican tradition—bridging heritage and vision to unite the best of both worlds: her cultural roots and her entrepreneurial drive."
Source: World Economic Forum
https://www.weforum.org/people/claudia-romo-edelman/
"Claudia Romo Edelman, a Mexican-Swiss Diplomat is the founder of “We Are All Human”, an organization cultivating radical inclusion by promoting tolerance and diversity to fight racial xenophobic discrimination. In addition to this role, Romo is a Special Advisor of UNICEF and currently serves on the board for Bank Street College of Education, Hispanicize, and Agrosmart. She is a judge for the D&AD Impact Awards and Cannes Lion SDG Awards. Romo launched her career as a journalist and press correspondent for Latin American media companies such as Notimex, Proceso, Infrared Monitor. Recognized as a strategist in communications and media Romo has run PR for the World Economic Forum in Switzerland (1999- 2007), the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria. Since 2014 Romo worked with the Executive Office of the Secretary General for the United Nations helping to lead communications and advocacy on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change. She is also a marketing professor at the University of Geneva for MBA students with a specialization in international organizations, IOMBA, and MOOCs marketing.
Holding a Masters of Political Communications from the London School of Economics, Romo also has degrees in Communications, Philosophy, and Photography. A frequent public speaker and moderator her favorite topics of discourse include Radical inclusion and diversity; Latino entrepreneurship and..."