Diego Sepúlveda
Sr. Philanthropy Advisor
When you get these jobs you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.
In his role, Diego sustains, grows, and manages a portfolio of high net-worth donor advised fund (DAF) holders and giving circles, which contribute over $9 million in annual grants to nonprofits across Los Angeles and beyond in support of social justice. Previously, he served as a Donor Relations Officer with the California Community Foundation, where he managed a portfolio of 200+ individual, family, corporate, and scholarships funds totaling $130 million in assets.
Diego holds over ten years in fund development and communications with a focus on individual, foundation, and corporate giving through strategic moves management and trust-based, high-impact philanthropic frameworks. He has led in the nonprofit sector, philanthropy, and congressional and presidential campaigns, such as serving in a Senior Director role on Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presential campaign in 2020. Diego has held Commissioner appointments for the City of Huntington Park and City of South Gate.
Diego is an alumnus of Coca Cola’s NextGen LGBTQ Leaders Initiative, Equality California’s Leadership Academy, LGBTQ Victory Institute’s Victory Empowerment Fellowship, and People for the American Way / Young Elected Officials Network’s Front Line Leaders Academy.
Diego serves as a Board of Director for the Foundation for Los Angeles Community Colleges and as Board Treasurer for The LGBTQ Center of Long Beach. He earned his B.A. from UCLA and M.B.A. from the School of Enterprise Management and Social Impact (SEMSI) at American Jewish University in Bel Air, CA.
He is a dog dad to three beautiful Maltese -- Whitney, Mariah, and Celine.
- dsepulveda@libertyhill.org
- Phone
- 323-443-9130