CYNTHIA MITCHELL-HEARD
President & CEO
Los Angeles Urban League
Cynthia Mitchell-Heard is the Los Angeles Urban League’s first woman in more than 90 years to lead as president & CEO. Prior she was also the first female COO. Her leadership is instrumental as LAUL enters its second century, continuing its mission to serve Los Angeles’ underserved communities. Mitchell-Heard has over 25 years of experience in nonprofit management, government, philanthropy, community and corporate engagement.
Mitchell-Heard has been an intricate partner in the field as a nationally acclaimed social impact strategist, coalition builder and philanthropic change agent. As a strong executive leader, she has worked to develop exemplary models to break through economic barriers to create systemic change for marginalized communities both locally, nationally and internationally. She previously served as the VP of business development for the YWCA of Greater Los Angeles where she developed a myriad of public/private, state, local and federal partnerships to fund program services and operations.
