Leadership Expert on Leveraging Change to Accelerate Innovation; Corporate Trailblazer, C-Suite Executive & Board Member; Former Rocket Scientist at NASA, Former CEO of Girl Scouts USA
Sylvia Acevedo Biography
Sylvia Acevedo is a technology executive, board leader, and author whose career bridges engineering, business, and national impact. She began as a rocket scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and went on to hold senior executive roles at Apple, Autodesk, Dell, and IBM. Today she serves on the boards of Qualcomm and Credo Technology, helping guide companies at the forefront of AI infrastructure, advanced connectivity, and high-performance computing.
As CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, Acevedo led the organization’s most significant modernization in its history, launching more than 140 new programs and expanding STEM education across the country. Earlier, as a White House Education Commissioner, she helped shape federal education initiatives that reached millions of families.
A bestselling author and sought-after global speaker, Acevedo is the author of "Path to the Stars," a middle school memoir, and "The Trailblazer’s Playbook," written for ambitious professionals. Her work integrates personal experience with practical, high-performance leadership frameworks.
She holds engineering degrees from New Mexico State University and Stanford University, and has been awarded multiple honorary doctorates, including an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Duke University, as well as honorary doctorates from St. Mary’s College and Washington College.
Sylvia Acevedo Speaking Topics
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What’s Next for You? Lessons from a Trailblazer in the Age of AI
From the dirt streets of New Mexico to NASA, global technology leadership, the C-suite, and corporate boards, Sylvia Acevedo has built a career defined by recognizing opportunity and delivering results at scale. Now serving on the boards of semiconductor leaders Qualcomm and Credo Technology Group, she brings a front-row perspective on how AI is transforming business models, competitive advantage, and leadership. Sylvia challenges audiences to consider what this moment demands of them and explains why strategic judgment, executive presence, and the ability to turn insight into action will become even more valuable in the age of AI.
What opportunity is in front of you now—and what do you need to strengthen in yourself to be ready to seize it?
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The Trailblazer’s Playbook: Create the Future You Imagine
Drawing on her journey from the dirt streets of Las Cruces to NASA, Apple, Dell, the White House, the Girl Scouts, and corporate boards, Sylvia Acevedo shares the practical choices that enabled her to build an expansive career and continue creating new opportunities. Now serving on the boards of semiconductor leaders Qualcomm and Credo Technology Group, she continues to make a positive impact at scale. Through candid stories and actionable lessons, Sylvia shows how clarity, preparation, courage, resilience, and relationships can help anyone move beyond perceived limits, navigate setbacks, and turn ambition into impact.
Your future is not defined by where you started. It is shaped by what you choose to build next.
Sylvia Acevedo Videos
Sylvia Acevedo - STEM Advocate, Rocket Scientist, Hispanic Heritage Speaker
Sylvia Acevedo is a nationally recognized and highly awarded trailblazer in a variety of industries and fields. Acevedo held executive roles at...
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Sylvia Acevedo is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as What’s Next for You? Lessons from a Trailblazer in the Age of AI, The Trailblazer’s Playbook: Create the Future You Imagine and Leveraging Change to Accelerate Innovation. The estimated speaking fee range to book Sylvia Acevedo for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Sylvia Acevedo generally travels from Santa Barbara, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Carey Lohrenz, Linda Alvarado, Shayla Rivera, Erica Dhawan and Amy Jo Martin. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sylvia Acevedo for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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