PERSON: Liliana Gil Valletta

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Liliana “Lili” Gil Valletta is the co-founder and managing partner of Cien+ (Formerly known as XL Alliance).

Valletta has appeared in the media to the Hispanic markets, including on FOX News, MSNBC and CNN. She has appeared in Spanish-speaking media for networks including Univision, Telemundo47, Television Dominicana, Telemicro Internacional, Caracol Television and NTN24 Noticias. She is also an independent contributor for the Huffington Post and Fox News Latino.

Valletta has hosted the Miss Dominican Republic U.S. pageant, and is the host of the YouTube channel Moments to CultuRise with multicultural news and commentary. Valletta has also spoken before organizations and universities. Valletta has frequently mentioned the idea of the “Brown Elephant” in the room, which represents a Latino market that is currently being ignored, despite the fact that it’s growing in size and income.

In 2008, Valletta was named in PODER Magazine’s Top 20 Under 40. In 2009, she was named Business Woman of the Year Award by Latin Pride Awards, an Outstanding Business Woman by the National Association of Professional Women, and received the Latina Leadership Award from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). In 2011, she won a Latino Trendsetter Award. In 2013, she was named one of New York’s 25 Top Rising Latinos by Latino Leaders Magazine

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