On October 13th, 2017, Cecilia Muñoz visited the Fels Institute of Government to discuss policy and her career in public service with students and guests.
Cecilia Muñoz is Vice President of Policy and Technology and Director of the National Network at New America. Prior to joining New America in 2017, Cecilia served on President Obama’s senior staff, first as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for three years, followed by five years as Director of the Domestic Policy Council (DPC). Prior to her work in government, she served for 20 years at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the nation’s largest Hispanic policy and advocacy organization, where she was Senior Vice President for the Office of Research, Advocacy and Legislation. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2000 for her work on immigration and civil rights, and has served on the boards of the National Immigration Forum, the Open Society Institute, and the Atlantic Philanthropies. Muñoz, a Detroit native and the daughter of immigrants from Bolivia, is also a wife and mother of two grown daughters. She lives with her husband in Maryland.