JULIO MARCIAL
Chief Impact Officer
Liberty Hill Foundation
Julio Marcial is the chief impact officer of the Liberty Hill Foundation, one of the nation’s most admired social change foundations and a leader in funding grassroots community organizing in Los Angeles. In this capacity, Marcial leads foundation strategy, government and cross-sector partnerships, public policy, research, and evaluation, while overseeing the organization’s transformative justice and youth justice portfolio.
Under Marcial’s leadership, Liberty Hill has strengthened efforts to reduce reliance on the justice system and advance a “care first, jails last” approach that prioritizes prevention, healing, and community investment over punishment. His work has helped elevate community- centered approaches to justice reform, influencing policy discussions and funding strategies.

