Claudia Aguirre

Claudia Aguirre joined the Dallas Fed board in 2019.

She is president and CEO of BakerRipley, one of the oldest, largest and most highly recognized nonprofit community-development organizations in the United States. With more than 1,400 employees and an annual operating budget exceeding $500 million, BakerRipley has 70 locations across the Texas region that serve more than half a million neighbors/clients every year.

She served under two Houston mayors and led the design and development of public charter schools, including one of the first alternative schools for at-risk students.

Aguirre has been widely featured in articles produced by the Center for American Progress, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Urban Institute and Houston Chronicle. She was named among the “2020 Most Admired CEOs” by the Houston Business Journal.

Aguirre serves on the board of the Greater Houston Partnership.

She earned a master’s degree in education from the University of Houston and a bachelor’s degree in political science from St. Edward’s University. She also holds an education administrator executive certification from Harvard University.