For over a decade, Danny Navarro has been dedicated to making the technology industry more equitable and inclusive. His passion stems from his own experiences, having moved from rural Washington State to Silicon Valley in 2010 to begin his career at Google. Recognizing the tech industry’s then lack of diversity, he created Google’s Latinx employee resource group with a few friends. This community, now boasting over 7,500 members across 35 countries, was designed to provide a safe space for talented Latinx employees to offer professional support to each other and to advance the Latinx community outside of the company. Danny currently leads marketing for Google’s entrepreneurship initiative, Google for Startups. His focus is on supporting underrepresented founders and sharing their stories. Most recently, he has led initiatives that have provided over $34M in non-dilutive capital to founders through the Google for Startups Black and Latino Founders Fund in the US, Europe, Brazil, and Africa. His work has had a transformative impact on hundreds of diverse entrepreneurs who, collectively, have subsequently raised over $400M in capital after receiving awards through this program. Aside from funds, Danny’s launched fellowship and mentorship programs for aspiring Black and Latino entrepreneurs. This work has been featured across global media outlets to hometown newspapers, and has inspired other corporations to launch similar initiatives. Outside of the office, Danny recently premiered his first short film about his former LGBTQ+ neighbor, My Neighbor, Miguel, which completed a successful festival circuit late last year. He consistently seeks opportunities to tell stories of diverse voices from his community. The common thread in all of Danny’s endeavors is the idea of access. Regardless of the campaign, the story, or the community, his guiding light is to ensure that everyone has equal access and resources to tackle our greatest challenges and pursue our loftiest dreams.