I’m a strategist, organizer, and advisor who builds power where policy, politics, and people intersect.

My work spans government, nonprofit, and private sectors, but the mission has always been the same: to deliver real outcomes for communities, influence public policy, and help institutions navigate complexity with clarity and purpose.

I’ve served in City Hall, on political campaigns, in executive leadership roles, and on the front lines of community-led responses during a global pandemic. My experience includes managing multi-million-dollar business portfolios, advising elected officials, shaping land use and housing policy, and leading citywide health equity initiatives that brought first-of-their-kind testing and vaccinations to tens of thousands across San Francisco’s hardest-hit neighborhoods.

Today, I am the Managing Partner at the Jacobo Consulting Firm, a strategic advisory practice working with small- and medium-sized businesses, coalitions, political campaigns, and institutions to solve complex problems, build influence, and win. In parallel, I lead a community-based organization focused on building power for marginalized communities—particularly those facing economic exclusion, reentry after incarceration, and the long-term impacts of gang involvement. This work centers on leadership development, civic engagement, economic pathways, and organizing models that translate lived experience into durable political and economic power.

Outside of formal roles—and shaped by the circumstances life has presented—I’ve deepened my involvement in community-driven work. Much of this effort happens behind the scenes and is entirely self-funded. I dedicate my time and resources to initiatives rooted in equity, community building, cultural preservation, civic empowerment, and re-entry. That commitment, refined through struggle, continues to guide the long-term projects I’m building from the ground up.

Career Highlights

Director of Community Development, TODCO — Led affordable housing development and land use policy in San Francisco.

Vice President & Council Member, Calle 24 Latino Cultural District — Helped preserve and protect a historic Latino neighborhood.

Commissioner, San Francisco Building Inspection Commission — Appointed by Board President Norman Yee.

California Latino Press Secretary, Bernie 2020 — Managed bilingual statewide media outreach.

Health Chair, Latino Task Force — Helped lead community-based COVID-19 responses, delivering first-in-community testing and vaccinations at scale.

Legislative Aide to Supervisor Jane Kim — Worked on housing, immigration, civil liberties, and small business policy.

Division Manager (Private Sector) — Oversaw a $25M portfolio, led 30 managers and several hundred employees, serving Fortune 500 clients.

Built on principle. Refined through action. Made to shift power.