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The 2024 Power of Diversity: Latino 100

Our Deputy CEO Rob DeLeon, a proud Puerto Rican New Yorker, made The New York Power of Diversity: Latino 100 list. Rob has used his experience as a formerly incarcerated person to become an active leader in the criminal legal system reform landscape for juveniles and adults. His career as a service provider and advocate spans over 20 years. 

95. Rob DeLeon

Deputy CEO, The Fortune Society
The Fortune Society, an organization supporting incarcerated and formerly incarcerated New Yorkers, recently underwent a major transition at the top, with Stanley Richards elevated to president and CEO in place of the veteran leader JoAnne Page, who retired. As part of the leadership moves, Rob DeLeon assumed Richards’ old position as deputy CEO, bringing with him firsthand experience of being imprisoned, serving for a decade beginning at age 17. He has since focused on juvenile justice reform and other changes to the criminal justice system, including better health care.

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