October 29, 2019: Mark Madrid

Mark L. Madrid is CEO of the Latino Business Action Network (LBAN), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization focused on strengthening America through funding and supporting Latino research and education impact programs at Stanford University. LBAN collaborates with Stanford Graduate School of Business to champion the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative, which explores and expands knowledge of the Latino entrepreneurship segment in our economy through research, knowledge dissemination, and facilitated collaboration. The goal of LBAN is to double the number of $10+ million, $100+ million, $1+ billion Latino-owned businesses in the U.S. by 2025. In his role with LBAN, Madrid has cultivated strategic partnerships with the likes of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the International Economic Development Council, the International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge, the Aspen Institute and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (and Foundation).

Previously, Madrid served as president/CEO of the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the 2015 United States Hispanic Chamber of the Year. Prior to serving in nonprofit executive roles, he enjoyed a dynamic career in corporate banking that began on Wall Street in 1995 with J.P. Morgan.

In 2019 Madrid was appointed to the Board of Trustees for Scholarship America, the leading nonprofit scholarship and educational support organization in the United States. In June 2019, Madrid was honored by Hispanic Lifestyle as a 2019 Hispanic Executive of the Year. He was named a finalist for the Influencer Award at the SaaStr Annual 2019 Annual Conference, the largest B2B software conference in the world. In July 2018 Madrid was named one of the top Latino leaders in the United States by the National Diversity Council and in 2016 he was appointed to serve on the board of the McCoy College of Business. He was also recognized by both of his alma maters, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Notre Dame. He was awarded the Community Emerging Legacy Award by the University of Texas at Austin Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. The University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business named him the recipient of Mendoza’s Alumni Service Award.

For the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business Centennial Celebration, Madrid was one of 60 BBA alumni featured in a campaign celebrating the 80,000+ alumni. He is a United States Army Honorary Colonel, an Honorary Advisory Board Member of The National Veterans Opportunity Coalition Forbes Nonprofit Council member and a recipient of the Jefferson Award. Most recently the San Francisco Business Times named Madrid one of the OUTstanding Voices in the Bay Area for his standout presence as a role model in advocating for a safer, more inclusive space for LGBTQ employees. The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce named Madrid the LGBT Advocate of the Year and American Airlines honored him with the Extra Mile Award.

Madrid holds a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business, where he graduated with honors and earned the designation as an Endowed Presidential Scholar. He graduated Cum Laude with a Master in Nonprofit Administration from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business. He is an alumnus of the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative Education-Scaling Program. Recently, he received a Certificate
in Nonprofit Leadership from the Boston College Carroll School of Management Center for Corporate Citizenship.

Latino Leaders Magazine named Madrid one of the nation's top Latinos in the areas of finance and nonprofits. He was honored as an inaugural Texas Modern Hispanic Gentlemen by Texas Monthly and as a Houston Business Journal 40 Under 40. Austin Mayor Steve Adler appointed Madrid as Co-Chair of former President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Austin initiative. MBK’s goal is to ensure that all youth, including boys and young men of color, have opportunities to improve their life outcomes and overcome barriers to success.

Madrid created the Mark L. Madrid Scholarships, which are awarded to deserving Latina and Latino college students majoring in business from the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Notre Dame and Texas State University.

Madrid is best known for his passion and, most importantly, his compassion. His favorite symbol is the lightning bolt, which embodies energy and enthusiasm. He has been featured in Forbes, the San Francisco Business Times, the Silicon Valley Business Journal, the Austin Business Journal and the Houston Business Journal. Those who know Madrid all agree that he represents this symbol extremely well. Madrid loves his God, his family, his friends, his pet Champ. His solitude joy is his zeal for competitive running, and he is currently training to qualify for the Boston Marathon after placing in his division in several races across the United States.