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Monica C. Lozano
Former Chief Executive Officer,
College Futures Foundation
Former Chairman,
US Hispanic Media Inc
Age: 68
Director since: April 2006
Committee membership: Compensation and Human Capital Committee
(chair) / Enterprise Risk Committee
Ms. Lozano brings a broad range of leadership experience in the public and private sectors through her active participation in public service and her service as chief executive officer and as a public company director. She also brings a track record as a champion for talent, inclusion, and opportunity.
As Chief Executive Officer of College Futures Foundation, a charitable foundation focused on increasing the rate of bachelor’s degree completion among California student populations who are low-income and have had a historically low college success rate, she worked to increase the rate of college graduation and improve opportunity for low-income students and students of color in California. With 30 years at La Opinión, the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the U.S., including as editor and publisher, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its parent company, ImpreMedia LLC, and as co-founder of the Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program, Ms. Lozano possesses deep insights into the issues that impact the Hispanic-Latino community. As a director serving on the boards of large organizations with diversified international operations, including Apple Inc. and Target Corporation, and previously The Walt Disney Company, Ms. Lozano has long-standing experience overseeing matters ranging from corporate governance, human capital management, and executive compensation, to risk management and financial reporting. In addition, as a member of California’s Task Force on Jobs and Business Recovery, Ms. Lozano has valuable perspective on important public policy, societal, and economic issues.
Professional highlights:
- Served as Chief Executive Officer of College Futures Foundation, from December 2017 to July 2022 and a member of the Board of Directors, from December 2019 to July 2022
- Served as Chair of the Board of Directors of U.S. Hispanic Media Inc., the parent company of ImpreMedia, a leading Hispanic news and information company, from June 2014 to January 2016
- Served as Chairman of ImpreMedia, from July 2012 to January 2016; Chief Executive Officer, from May 2010 to May 2014; and Senior Vice President, from January 2004 to May 2010
- Served as Publisher of La Opinión, a subsidiary of ImpreMedia and the leading Spanish-language daily print and online newspaper in the U.S., from 2004 to May 2014; and Chief Executive Officer, from 2004 to July 2012
- Strategic advisor to multiple media companies
- Member of the Board of Directors of Apple Inc. and its Audit and Finance Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors of Target and its Governance & Sustainability Committee, Chair of its Compensation & Human Capital Management Committee, and former Lead Independent Director
Other leadership experience and service:
- Member of California’s Task Force on Jobs and Business Recovery
- Served as a member of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, from 2011 to 2012; and served on President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, from 2009 to 2011
- Served on COMEXUS, a binational commission dedicated to strengthening ties between the two countries through business, education, and cultural collaboration
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Weingart Foundation
- Served as the Chair of the Board of Regents of the University of California; as a member of the Board of Trustees of The Rockefeller Foundation; as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California; and as a member of the State of California Commission on the 21st Century Economy
Other U.S.-listed company boards:
- Apple Inc.
- Target Corporation