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Sylvia Acevedo

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Engineer & Rocket Scientist; Cybersecurity Expert; Corporate Director for Qualcomm; Former CEO of Girl Scouts USA

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Sylvia Acevedo Biography

Sylvia Acevedo is a nationally recognized and highly awarded trailblazer in a variety of industries and fields. Acevedo held executive roles at Apple, Dell, IBM and Autodesk and was a White House Commissioner in the Obama administration. Acevedo started her career as a rocket scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs where she worked on the Voyager 2 mission.

Acevedo serves on the Board of Directors for Qualcomm, Credo Technologies and Ambri Battery. She has received many distinctions for leadership, including in 2019 the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering awarding her the Captain of Industry Leadership Award and being named the “Cybersecurity Person of the Year”, by Cybersecurity Ventures. In December 2022, Bloomberg listed Acevedo as one of the top 100 Influential Latino/a’s. Forbes named her as one of America’s Top 50 Women in Tech and In Style’s listed Acevedo as “Number 7 on the Badass 50: Women Who are Changing the World.”

Acevedo served as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA from 2016-2020 where she led the largest program rollout in the 100 plus year history of the organization with over 146 new badges and programs in STEM, Outdoors, Entrepreneurship and Civics. Over one million STEM badges were earned during her tenure from girls in rural, urban and suburban communities.

Prior to becoming CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, as a devout believer in the power of education and technology to transformation and improve lives, communities, organizations – and the world, Acevedo worked to close educational disparities. Starting in Austin, Texas, Acevedo’s grassroots educational campaigns scaled across the nation, distributing over a quarter of a million books, providing more than 11,000 eyeglasses, 25,000 dental kits, 20,000 sports balls, and reaching millions of parents of school aged children with the resources that they needed to support their children’s educational journey.

The White House took notice and in 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Acevedo to be a White House Education Commissioner where she chaired the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanics in early childhood. She is credited as the key driver of the Administration’s Early Childhood Dual Language Education Policy. Also in 2010, the Government of Mexico awarded Acevedo, the Ohtli Award, their highest Civil Rights honor for a non Mexican citizen for her work in parental engagement in education in the USA.

To inspire the rising generation of students to live a life of their potential, Acevedo authored, the best selling middle school memoir, “Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist.” (Camino a las Estrellas in Spanish.)

Acevedo holds a bachelor's degree with Honors in Industrial Engineering from New Mexico State University. Acevedo is one of the first Hispanics, male or female, to have earned their graduate degree in Engineering from Stanford University. Duke University conferred Acevedo with an Honorary Doctorate of Science in May 2022. Acevedo also received an Honorary Doctorate from Washington College for her STEM national leadership in 2020.

Speaking Topics
  • Leadership

  • Women Leadership

  • Path to Success

  • Personal Story: Inspiration

  • Hispanic Heritage

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Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist

Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist

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  • HOW TO BOOK Sylvia Acevedo?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Sylvia Acevedo for both live and virtual events for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Sylvia Acevedo, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Sylvia Acevedo or any other celebrity of your choice.
  • HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BOOK Sylvia Acevedo?

    Speaking fees for Sylvia Acevedo, or any other keynote speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The amount that Sylvia Acevedo charges to speak often varies according to the circumstances, including their schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Sylvia Acevedo, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
  • WHO IS THE AGENT FOR Sylvia Acevedo?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Sylvia Acevedo for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Sylvia Acevedo for your next private or corporate function.
  • WHAT IS A FULL-SERVICE TALENT BOOKING AGENCY?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Sylvia Acevedo or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Sylvia Acevedo or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
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Engineer & Rocket Scientist; Cybersecurity Expert; Corporate Director for Qualcomm; Former CEO of Girl Scouts USA

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Sylvia Acevedo Biography

Sylvia Acevedo is a nationally recognized and highly awarded trailblazer in a variety of industries and fields. Acevedo held executive roles at Apple, Dell, IBM and Autodesk and was a White House Commissioner in the Obama administration. Acevedo started her career as a rocket scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs where she worked on the Voyager 2 mission.

Acevedo serves on the Board of Directors for Qualcomm, Credo Technologies and Ambri Battery. She has received many distinctions for leadership, including in 2019 the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering awarding her the Captain of Industry Leadership Award and being named the “Cybersecurity Person of the Year”, by Cybersecurity Ventures. In December 2022, Bloomberg listed Acevedo as one of the top 100 Influential Latino/a’s. Forbes named her as one of America’s Top 50 Women in Tech and In Style’s listed Acevedo as “Number 7 on the Badass 50: Women Who are Changing the World.”

Acevedo served as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA from 2016-2020 where she led the largest program rollout in the 100 plus year history of the organization with over 146 new badges and programs in STEM, Outdoors, Entrepreneurship and Civics. Over one million STEM badges were earned during her tenure from girls in rural, urban and suburban communities.

Prior to becoming CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, as a devout believer in the power of education and technology to transformation and improve lives, communities, organizations – and the world, Acevedo worked to close educational disparities. Starting in Austin, Texas, Acevedo’s grassroots educational campaigns scaled across the nation, distributing over a quarter of a million books, providing more than 11,000 eyeglasses, 25,000 dental kits, 20,000 sports balls, and reaching millions of parents of school aged children with the resources that they needed to support their children’s educational journey.

The White House took notice and in 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Acevedo to be a White House Education Commissioner where she chaired the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanics in early childhood. She is credited as the key driver of the Administration’s Early Childhood Dual Language Education Policy. Also in 2010, the Government of Mexico awarded Acevedo, the Ohtli Award, their highest Civil Rights honor for a non Mexican citizen for her work in parental engagement in education in the USA.

To inspire the rising generation of students to live a life of their potential, Acevedo authored, the best selling middle school memoir, “Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist.” (Camino a las Estrellas in Spanish.)

Acevedo holds a bachelor's degree with Honors in Industrial Engineering from New Mexico State University. Acevedo is one of the first Hispanics, male or female, to have earned their graduate degree in Engineering from Stanford University. Duke University conferred Acevedo with an Honorary Doctorate of Science in May 2022. Acevedo also received an Honorary Doctorate from Washington College for her STEM national leadership in 2020.

Sylvia Acevedo Speaking Topics

  • Leadership

  • Women Leadership

  • Path to Success

  • Personal Story: Inspiration

  • Hispanic Heritage

Sylvia Acevedo Videos

  • Sylvia Acevedo, Rocket Scientist, Former CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA
  • Sylvia Acevedo Keynote | Blueprint Summit 2021
    Entrepreneur, investor, business leader, rocket scientist, and founding board chair of E3 Alliance, Sylvia Acevedo is a devout believer in the power...
  • ETL Speaker Series: Sylvia Acevedo, Author
    An entrepreneur, investor, business leader, and rocket-scientist, Sylvia Acevedo is the author of Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to...

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FAQs on booking Sylvia Acevedo

  • How to book Sylvia Acevedo?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Sylvia Acevedo for both live and virtual events for over 20 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Sylvia Acevedo, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Sylvia Acevedo or any other celebrity of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Sylvia Acevedo?

    Speaking fees for Sylvia Acevedo, or any other keynote speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The amount that Sylvia Acevedo charges to speak often varies according to the circumstances, including their schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Sylvia Acevedo, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
  • Who is the agent for Sylvia Acevedo?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Sylvia Acevedo for clients worldwide for more than 20 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Sylvia Acevedo for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service talent booking agency?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Sylvia Acevedo or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Sylvia Acevedo or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.

Sylvia Acevedo is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Leadership, Women Leadership, Path to Success, Personal Story: Inspiration and Hispanic Heritage. The estimated speaking fee range to book Sylvia Acevedo for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. 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 Erica Dhawan, Erin Brockovich, Linda Alvarado, Anna Maria Chávez and Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sylvia Acevedo for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Sylvia Acevedo Speaking Topics

  • Leadership

  • Women Leadership

  • Path to Success

  • Personal Story: Inspiration

  • Hispanic Heritage

Sylvia Acevedo Speaker Videos

  • Sylvia Acevedo, Rocket Scientist, Former CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA
    Sylvia Acevedo Keynote | Blueprint Summit 2021
    Entrepreneur, investor, business leader, rocket scientist, and founding board chair of E3 Alliance, Sylvia Acevedo is a devout believer in the power of education as an agent of transformation to...
  • ETL Speaker Series: Sylvia Acevedo, Author
    An entrepreneur, investor, business leader, and rocket-scientist, Sylvia Acevedo is the author of Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist, which tells the story of her...
    Sylvia Acevedo
  • CEO Sylvia Acevedo talks lessons from Girl Scouts
    Sylvia Acevedo, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

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If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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