Karla Monterroso

Karla Monterroso is a strategic power builder, transformative leader, and coalition architect dedicated to supporting the leadership of multiracial multicultural institutions across sectors. As founder and managing partner of Brava Leaders, she serves as a trusted coach, advisor, and strategist to organizations, social justice leaders, academics, and artists, helping them navigate power dynamics and bridge institutional divides.

With over two decades of experience scaling social enterprises, Karla champions multiracial multicultural institution building as essential to a functional democracy. Her work challenges conventional management theories that perpetuate homogeneous power structures, offering instead frameworks designed for integrated organizations.

As former CEO of Code2040, she grew their community from 25 to 3,000 people, dismantling structural barriers in tech. Previously, she drove tech infrastructure and volunteer expansion at Health Leads and College Summit, creating systems supporting underinvested communities.