Alejandra Garduño Martínez

Alejandra Garduño is a seasoned professional with over 17 years of experience leading complex multi-stakeholder initiatives in Latin America and southeastern Mexico. She develops and executes strategies that add value and contribute to achieving goals in philanthropy, non-profit organizations, and economic and social development projects. She has accompanied and advised groups, organizations, and other actors to reach their community and social justice goals. Alejandra Garduño served at the W.K Kellogg Foundation as Director for Latin America and the Caribbean programs. In this position, she led and oversaw the foundation’s investments in Mexico, Haiti, Latin America, and the Caribbean to help create conditions supporting thriving children, working families, and equitable communities. She also implemented a regional strategy in Mexico in Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula. She has been a contributing author to non-profit and international development publications, including Alliance Magazine for Global Philanthropy. In 2019, she was selected for Career Pathways, the Council on Foundations’ flagship leadership development program to strengthen executive talent in philanthropy.