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 Janet
Murguía has become a key
figure among the next generation
of leaders in the Latino
community. Since January 1,
2005, she has served as the
President and Chief Executive
Officer of the National Council
of La Raza (NCLR), the largest
national Hispanic civil rights
and advocacy organization in the
U.S.
Murguía began her career in
Washington, DC as legislative
counsel to former Kansas
Congressman Jim Slattery,
serving for seven years. She
then worked at the White House
from 1994 to 2000, ultimately
serving as deputy assistant to
President Clinton, providing
strategic and legislative advice
to the president on key issues.
She served as deputy director of
legislative affairs, managing
the legislative staff and acting
as a senior White House liaison
to Congress.
She then served as deputy
campaign manager and director of
constituency outreach for the
Gore/Lieberman presidential
campaign. In that role, she was
the primary liaison between
former Vice President Gore and
national constituency groups.
She also served as a
spokesperson for the campaign,
working with radio, print, and
TV media outlets.
In 2001, Murguía joined the
University of Kansas (KU) as
Executive Vice Chancellor for
University Relations, overseeing
KU’s internal and external
relations with the public,
including governmental and
public affairs. She coordinated
the university's strategic
planning and marketing efforts
at the four KU campuses with
those of the Alumni Association,
the Athletics Corporation, and
the Endowment Association.
Murguía is currently a Board
member of the Independent
Sector, a coalition of leading
nonprofits, foundations, and
corporations committed to
connecting, informing, and
advocating on behalf of the
nonprofit and philanthropic
community. She is also a member
of the Merrill Lynch Diversity &
Inclusion Council and is an
executive committee member of
the Leadership Conference on
Civil Rights. In addition,
Murguía sits on the Board of the
Hispanic Association on
Corporate Responsibility and the
National Hispanic Leadership
Agenda.
2008: Was the first
Hispanic to give the keynote
speech at the annual Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast
in Birmingham, Alabama
2007: Featured in
Newsweek’s Third Annual Women
and Leadership issue Named to
Poder magazine’s “The Poderosos
100” Chosen for Latino Leaders
magazine’s “101 Top Leaders of
the Hispanic Community” Selected
for Hispanic magazine’s
“Powerful Latinos 2007”
2006: Named to
Washingtonian magazine’s “100
Most Powerful Women in
Washington” Chosen for The
NonProfit Times’ “Power and
Influence Top 50” leaders Named
to People En Español’s “100 Most
Influential Hispanics 2006”
2005: Finalist for
Hispanic Business magazine’s
“Woman of the Year Award”
Received the “KU Law Alumni
Association Distinguished
Alumnus/na Award”
2004: Selected for
Hispanic magazine’s annual list
of "100 Top Latinas"
Chosen for Hispanic Business
magazine’s "100 Most Influential
Hispanics"
Janet Murguía grew up in Kansas
City, Kansas. She received three
degrees from KU: a B.S. degree
in journalism (1982), a B.A.
degree in Spanish (1982), and a
J.D. degree (1985) from the
School of Law.
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