Sylvia Aguilar is the Chief Operating Officer at California Community Builders where she has spent the last 8 years. CCB is a public policy think-and-do tank dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap through housing and homeownership. Taking a data-driven, outcomes-focused approach, CCB researches and advocates for policies that promote wealth-building and tear down barriers created by redlining, exclusionary zoning, and all forms of discrimination.

Prior to CCB, Sylvia held various leadership roles in operations and technology in the public and private sectors. She earned her B.A. in Mass Communications from UC Berkeley. In her free time, she enjoys trying new restaurants throughout the Bay Area and tending to her vegetable garden.