Adela Cepeda Will Hold You Accountable
Featuring Adela Cepeda
A powerful Latina in the business of financial advisory, Adela Cepeda fought tooth and nail to have her voice heard by men hoping to drown her out. Now she’s here to hold them accountable.
As a founder and president of her own influential firm—plus a consistent boardroom presence—Cepeda recognizes that the early hurdles she overcame, and the difficulties her Colombian parents faced, acted as strong lessons in perseverance. But she doesn’t wish for younger generations of Latinas to face those same hardships.
Instead, she wants her experiences to serve others. She wants to call out injustices and prove that treating Latinos, and especially Latinas, as equals isn’t just a savvy move—it’s the right one.
Because if the business world acknowledges our power now, it can only be better prepared for tomorrow.
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About Our Guest
Adela Cepeda is a successful entrepreneur and financial expert. She is a corporate director of BMO Financial Corp. and a director of the Mercer Funds, the Pathway Funds and chairs the UBS Funds. She serves on numerous civic and non-profit boards, including the Cook County Council of Economic Advisors. She is also president of Teatro Vista.
Adela is chair of Angeles Investors, a group seeking to find, fund and grow the best Latino disruptive startups in America. Since co-founding Angeles Investors in 2020, the group now has over 175 members throughout the United States.
In 2022, Adela was included among the 100 Most Influential Latinos by Bloomberg Linea. She was also named among the 50 Most Powerful Latinas by the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA), for three consecutive years and was selected for inclusion in the 2021 NACD Directorship 100, a recognition given to the most influential leaders in corporate governance.
