Anna Dapelo-Garcia
Inclusion, Diversity & Health Equity Leader | Stanford Health Care
Founder & President | Lean In Latinas
Anna Dapelo-Garcia acquired a Master of Public Administration from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary’s College. In 2013 she was named as a Silicon Valley Business Journal Woman of Influence and graduated from the Hispanas Organized for Political Equality Leadership Institute. In 2017, she was named as the Woman of the Year by the Women’s Health Care Executives. She served as a State Commissioner with the California State Senate for Cost Control in State Government. She was Vice Chair and Board Member for the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley and is currently Vice Chair and Board Member for the University of San Francisco. In 2015, she was appointed as a Regional Program Leader by LeanIn.Org and featured in The New York Times for creating Lean In Latinas, a not-for-profit organization. In 2018, she received a Top Latino Leaders Award by the National Diversity Council. In 2019, Anna was appointed by the Santa Clara County Board of = Supervisors to the Women’s Equality 2020 Leadership Council and was chosen by the Silicon Valley Business Journal for a Latino Leadership award. In 2021 Anna was then appointed to the Santa Clara County Hate Crimes Task Force. She has been featured in Forbes, National Public Radio (NPR) and the Wall Street Journal.
