Andrea Sáenz

Andrea Sáenz serves as The Chicago Community Trust’s first Chief Operating Officer. Previously, she was First Deputy Commissioner & Chief Strategy Officer for Chicago Public Library, a system of 80 neighborhood branches. In this role, she led strategy, program design, evaluation, innovation, and organizational development.

Before joining the Library, Andrea served as Chief of Staff to Chicago Public Schools CEO, coordinating strategy and implementation of district-wide initiatives. Sáenz was previously policy advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Career, Technical and Adult Education at the US Department of Education in Washington, DC, and executive director of the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE), a national non-profit working collaboratively with employers, universities and schools to increase Latinos' entry and success in professional careers.