Meet One of Our Newest SVL Advisory Board Members Arnaldo (Arnie) Lopez

April 22, 2024

We are excited to share that Arnaldo (Arnie) Lopez has gladly accepted to join the SVL Advisory Board. With his rich experience spanning over a quarter of a century in Silicon Valley’s Tech Community, coupled with his expertise in Networking, Cloud, and Security Solutions, Arnaldo is poised to further amplify the cultural and professional landscape as a true advocate and leader within our community.

In terms of how he would like to help advance our SVL efforts in his new role as advisory board member, he primarily looks to pay it back to young latinos starting their careers, like many did for him during his early years. He also looks forward to providing mentorship to the next generation and, searching out partnership opportunities leveraging his current position at New Relic and executive sponsor of their LatinX ERG at New Relic.

Read all about him here!

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