Katharine Pichardo

President and CEO of Latino Victory

Katharine Pichardo is a trailblazer who has melded political organizing expertise and executive leadership to become a widely recognized change-maker in the governmental, political, and civic arena.

As president and CEO of Latino Victory, she takes charge of a mission perfectly suited to her 25 years of experience as a successful leader and passionate advocate: building political power within the Latino community and ensuring that Latino voices are included in the nation’s policy and fiscal agenda.

Empowering Latinos, and all underrepresented communities, have always been at the center of Katharine’s adult life and career. From her start as a civic education organizer at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, to her time as chief of staff and other senior-level positions in government, Katharine has been at the forefront of advancing our communities. She has fought publicly for common-sense immigration reform, universal access to healthcare, a good quality education for all children, economic policies that create upward mobility for all, and fair and equal representation at all levels of government and in all rooms where decisions are made.

Prior to joining Latino Victory, Katharine was Senior Vice President at the MirRam Group, a top-tier New York-based strategic consulting firm where she has managed some of the firm’s most prominent government and community relations portfolios. Between 2018 and 2022, Katharine also led the firm’s political arm, as President of the Hamilton Campaign Network (HCN). In this role, Katharine played a key role in various successful high-profile and history-making campaigns, and worked with stakeholders around the country to engage Latinos in the political process, providing a roadmap
for voter participation efforts during the 2020 Presidential election, and supporting down-ballot races in 10 strategically important states.

Born in the Dominican Republic, Katharine is a proud product of New York City public schools and Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY). She is a sought-after strategist, has appeared on various “power lists” and is a regular political commentator on CNN en Español, Univision, Telemundo and other media outlets in English and Spanish.