Liliana Blanco Fernandez
Organizational Change Practitioner
Focused on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
ABOUT
Born in Spain and raised in San Francisco's Mission District, I am bilingual and bicultural. I hold a BA in Multicultural and Gender Studies and a MA in Organizational Development from University of San Francisco. At the confluence of my identity, culture, and education, I find meaning, make sense of the world, and ignite my purpose.
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Currently leading global Belonging and Inclusion for Asana, I work to engender a sense of belonging for folks from historically marginalized communities by fostering allyship and organizational commitments to inclusion. Before joining the tech world, I spent 20+ years leveraging relationships across non-profit organizations on issues of equity and justice. My work has spanned from food insecurity, to higher education, to economic development, and access to informal science education. When not working to support organizations I volunteer to advance equity through my work as co-chair of the University of San Francisco’s Women’s Leadership and Philanthropy Board and Board Member of The Roots and Soul Foundation.
THOUGHT-PARTERNSHIP
Change Management: Practitioner of Dialogic Organizational Development, guiding leaders, teams and organizational through culture change journeys.
Grounded in:
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Diversity: Articulating, assessing and executing a diversity strategy.
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Equity: Designing systems, programs and policies intent on disrupting bias and investing in historically marginalized communities.
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Inclusion: Developing organizational values and enablement programs that foster psychological safety enabling all to thrive.
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Belonging: Fostering organizational cultures where all people are centered, empowered and uplifted.
EXPERIENCE
2020 - Present
Head of Global Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
Asana
San Francisco, California
2012 - 2020
Director, Organizational Development (DEI)
Senior Administrative Director
Exploratorium
San Francisco, San Francisco
2010-2012
Small Business and Non-Profit Consultant
Bangkok, Thailand
2007-2010
Director
Business Outreach Center, Women's Business Center
NYC, New York
2005-2007
Trainer & Facilitator
Posse Foundation
NYC, New York
2003-2005
Outreach Programs
Alameda County Community Program
Oakland, California
EDUCATION
2021
Masters of Science in Organizational Development
University of San Francisco (USF)
Deans Award in Social Justice
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2003
BS in Multicultural and Gender Studies
CSU, Chico
Director, Women's Center
COMMUNITY WORK
Co-Chair, Women's Leadership and Philanthropy Board
University of San Francisco
2021-Present
Board Member, Roots and Soul Foundation
Roots Soccer Team
2024-Present
Advisor, CAMBIO
Exploratorium
Present
Co-Founder, Community Art Gallery
Oakland
2018-2020​