Moises Vela is the first Hispanic to serve in two senior executive roles in the White House, first during the Clinton Administration as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Advisor for Latino Affairs in the Office of Vice President Al Gore, and later during the Obama Administration as Director of Administration for Vice President Joe Biden.
12 Facts About Moises Vela
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Moises Vela is a native of Harlingen, Texas, graduating from Harlingen High School in 1980.
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Moises Vela's father, Moises Vela, was a Cameron County judge, and his uncle, Filemon Vela Sr.
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Moises Vela is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and St Mary's University School of Law.
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Moises Vela created the El Centro Legal Latino in Birmingham, Alabama, which educates members of the Southeastern United States United States Latino community on their legal rights.
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Moises Vela founded and served as first chair of the Alabama Hispanic Chamber of Congress.
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Moises Vela served as executive director of the "National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals," an organization that includes over 12,000 members from 48 states.
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Moises Vela later served as senior vice president of Multicultural Strategies at United Dominion Realty Trust, and then president of his own consulting business, Comunidades LLC.
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Moises Vela has worked as a staff member in the Texas House of Representatives, serving as committee clerk and legislative director for Representative Rene Oliveira, and then committee clerk for Senator Eddie Bernice Johnson, working to support the Interim Committee on Minority and Women Business Ownership Opportunities.
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Moises Vela began work as a lobbyist until 2017, when he took on the role of president and CEO of MoeVela LLC Moises Vela is a board member of and the Chief Transparency Officer for TransparentBusiness.
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In November 2022, Moises Vela joined the board of Easy Energy Systems Inc, in a senior advisor role.
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Recognition for Moises Vela has included being named to the Top 100 Most Influential People for Hispanics in the Nation's Capitol by El Tiempo Latino in 2017; one of the Top 101 Latino Leaders by Latino Leaders Magazine in both 2010 and 2011; one of the Top 300 Washington, DC Insiders by National Journal in 2010, and one of the Top 100 Hispanics in America by Hispanic Business in 2009.