PROFESSIONAL:

Carlos is an architect of strategies, organizations, and programs. He either creates new, impactful opportunities or takes existing ones to new heights.

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With a profound understanding of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors and their intersection with the U.S. Latino community and its leadership, he has earned a reputation as a trusted and strategic leader. His contributions have garnered recognition from various institutions and publications, including a CINE Golden Eagle and two Bronze Tellys for an award-winning short documentary film series called "Insider Game" and an award from the PR Council for an in-house corporate DE&I campaign.

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His work at five global Fortune 500 companies has taken him to Atlanta, Detroit, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Arkansas and Miami. His areas of expertise encompass DE&I, ESG, nonprofit management, government relations, communications, and philanthropy.

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He’s beat cancer twice and is a heart attack survivor. His passion lies in consistently surpassing expectations, championing exceptional talent, and making meaningful contributions to the U.S. Latino community.

 

Currently, he is working on a master's degree at Georgetown University. A lifelong learner, he holds executive education certificates from Cornell (DE&I), Harvard Business School (Corporate Governance), and UCLA (Latino Leadership).

 

PERSONAL:
Born in Havana, Cuba, Orta's parents moved to the United States in 1971 after a brief two-year stay in Madrid, Spain. He was raised in a middle-class neighborhood in Miami, Florida, and attended public and private schools. He and his wife, Mary Ann Gomez Orta, now reside in the greater Washington, D.C. area. 

 

His favorite words of wisdom/quotes are:

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• "If you think you can, you will. If you think you can't, you won't. In either case, you're probably right." -Henry Ford

• There comes a time when silence is betrayal." - Martin Luther King

• "The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." - Helen Keller

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