Karla Monterroso

Karla Monterroso is an author, founder, and coalition architect dedicated to strengthening the leadership of multiracial multicultural institutions across sectors. As Founder and Managing Partner of Brava Leaders, she advises leaders and visionaries – from academics and artists to nonprofit executives and social justice advocates – on navigating power dynamics and bridging institutional divides.

With over two decades of experience scaling social enterprises, Karla champions multiracial institution-building as essential to a healthy democracy. As CEO of Code2040, she grew the community from 25 to 3,000 and dismantled structural barriers in tech. She also expanded infrastructure and volunteer networks at Health Leads and College Summit, creating systems that supported underinvested communities.”

Her current work focuses on defining and distributing power in multicultural institutions, and she is writing her first book, When We Get Power. A Long COVID survivor and contributor to The Long COVID Survival Guide, she also serves on the board of One Degree.