Carol Robles Roman

Carol Robles-Román is a native New Yorker lawyer, wife and mother. She has served as President and CEO of two national legal organizations that advance the rights of women and girls.

Carol was formerly Deputy Mayor for Legal Affairs and Counsel to Mayor Michael Bloomberg. She was the first woman to serve as Counsel to a NYC Mayor. She advised the Mayor and executive branch on governance and compliance, criminal justice, judicial selection, anti-discrimination laws, ethics, police oversight, disability and access laws, domestic violence, and immigration. She led and oversaw the overhaul of several city agencies to improve access to justice and city services for New Yorkers.

Carol is a national public speaker and appears regularly in the media. She was featured on CNN discussing her mentorship program, GPS: Girl Power School, and on ABC speaking about trends in the law and courts, education, women’s rights, immigration, human trafficking and violence against women.

She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business Magazine, and PODER Magazine–ABC Business Award for strategy, vision and leadership.

Carol holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law, where she received the Vanderbilt Medal for extraordinary contribution to the law school community, and a B.A. from Fordham University at Lincoln Center.