![]() ![]() "On May 6, 2021, we invite the community to reflect, plan, reset in our quest to pursue a better future." ![]() Water Street represents a RESET, with how its people have demonstrated the ability to embark on new challenges and entirely into unfamiliar territory in order to pursue their hopes of growth and prosperity. Located along New York City’s oldest waterfront neighborhood, Water Street tells the story of taking a leap of faith on a new journey by immigrants from diverse backgrounds who have come together and made the city what it is today. Water Street, once known as the Seaport District, brings out a great dynamism with its historic infrastructure and rich culture. With impact and action, we are called to make choices that help build the thrilling, compassionate world we are searching for. Considering how our motivations stem from the desire to walk in our purpose, such a journey challenges us to look beyond ourselves. These moments of reflection prompt us to seek out both our own power and the voices that resonate within the global community to which we are intimately connected. She is married to entrepreneur and former football player Chris Valletta and has two sons.We are often asked where we see ourselves well into the future. from the University of Colorado and an executive degree in Global Leadership and Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. Lili holds a degree in Business Administration from Southwestern Adventist University, an M.B.A. She is an active voice supporting the economic power of diverse communities, particularly Hispanics, in support of initiatives at The United Nations, The World Economic Forum, The White House and as a mentor to the Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leaders Program. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, among others. Hispanic Businessperson of the Year by the U.S. and Cultural Intelligence® shaping board rooms, she has been featured by Forbes, Bloomberg and Fortune Magazines and has received recognitions like, 2022 PRWeek Top 30 Most Influential in Healthcare, 2022/ 2021 Top 100 Most Influential Latinas by Latino Leaders Magazine, 2021 Top 10 Pioneering Women in Business, Pinnacle Award by Medical Media & Marketing (MM&M), Silicon Valley Visionary, U.S. She is a sought after global speaker and academic lecturer, known for her TEDx talk called, “Diversity is Overrated” and is a regular independent television commentator to various national networks like Fox Business, Fox News, CNN en Español, NTN24, among others. She also serves as Chairwoman of the FRIENDS of the National American Latino Museum and is an investor and operating executive board member for AUA Private Equity Partners, an investment firm that has deployed over $475 million in capital to scale family-owned and Hispanic-focused businesses. Lili is one of less than 1% of Latinas serving on a Fortune 500+ public board, as an independent director for the global youth retailer Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) and RCN Television (BVC: RCNTELEVI). Some of their clients include Google, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg’s, Kroger, Merck/ MSD, PepsiCo, Prudential, among other Fortune 500’s. and Latin America, the group offers proprietary research, business strategy and inclusive marketing solutions to brands and companies that want to accelerate their impact and growth by tapping into diverse market segments. After over a decade of impacting the world’s most iconic brands and corporations, her firm has grown to become a first of its kind independent family of Cultural Intelligence® companies under the group name Culture+. After a successful corporate career, including a 10-year tenure at Johnson & Johnson, where she pioneered multicultural marketing efforts for the Pharma sector and co-founded the Hispanic employee resource group “HOLA”, Lili co-founded the marketing agency CIEN+ and the A.I. at the age of 17 without speaking English, she embodies the American Dream going from corporate executive turned entrepreneur. As an immigrant from Colombia, who came to the U.S. Lili is a former corporate executive turned entrepreneur, Cultural Intelligence® expert, and television business commentator known for her analysis of data and cultural trends to impact businesses. ![]()
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