Maria Teresa Kumar
Birth Name:
Maria Teresa Kumar
Birth Place:
Bogotá, Colombia
Fast Facts
- Elle magazine named her one of the 10 most powerful women in Washington, DC in 2013
- Serves on the boards of Planned Parenthood and the Latino Leaders Network and is a Term Member on the Council of Foreign Relations
- Was named one of the 100 most influential Latinos in America by Hispanic Business and one of the 20 most influential Latinos under 40 by PODER Magazine
- Graduated from the University of California at Davis with a degree in International Relations and from the Kennedy School at Harvard University with a Master's in Public Policy
- Quote: "I grew up in a bicultural household, so my whole life I have been translating․ And with Voto Latino, it is about translating to mainstream America what it means to be Latino․"
- Quote: "(On being honored as one of the most powerful women in D․C․): "I think whenever you ask a woman if they feel powerful their knee-jerk reaction is to say no․ I don't know if we've been conditioned that way․․․it's more that I'm coming into my own․""
- Best known as the founding President and CEO of the non-profit organization Voto Latino and as a contributor at MSNBC