Monica Santana-Rosen

Monica Santana Rosen is a Black Latina leader who began her career 25 years ago, guided by a passion to support and strengthen organizations and their teams. In her current role as founder and CEO of Alma Advisory Group, LLC, Monica and her team have been called upon by clients to build strong, diverse workplaces, and enable leaders to do great work.

Prior to Alma, Monica launched a successful human capital consulting practice supporting urban school districts and educational organizations at consulting firm Cross & Joftus. This was a natural transition after she spent more than seven years at Chicago Public Schools, where she led a talent management redesign effort, managed a 65-member HR team, and supported leadership pipelines, principal development, and succession planning in her role as Talent Management Officer.

Monica began her career at the Tiger Foundation, where she administered grants to nonprofits working to break the cycle of poverty in New York City. She then served as the executive director for Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), an organization that works to diversify leadership in the public and private sectors.

Monica serves as Chair of the board of the Danielson Group. She graduated from Wesleyan University and received her MBA from Harvard Business School, where she was a recipient of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Monica credits her success to her parents, who immigrated from the Dominican Republic and instilled in her the importance of a good education and a strong work ethic.