Monica C. Lozano

Monica Cecilia Lozano (born July 21, 1956) is the president of the College Futures Foundation, based in San Francisco. Previously she was an American newspaper editor, the publisher and CEO of La Opinión She was a member of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. She was appointed by the California State Legislature to join Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Commission on the 21st Century Economy.

Early life and education Born in Los Angeles, Lozano was raised with her siblings in Newport Beach, Orange County, California. Her father, Ignacio E. Lozano Jr., was a diplomat. La Prensa sold copies in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. In 1926, with much help from his wife, Lozano's grandfather founded La Opinión in Los Angeles, where La Prensa had had a particularly large following. She also worked on a couple of bilingual newspapers.

Lozano has been on the board of directors at the Walt Disney Company since 2000. She is on the board of Southern California's Weingart Foundation and the National Council of La Raza. From 2002-2005, she was a director of the Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Since 2014, Lozano has sat on the Board of The Cisneros Center for New Americans. In March 2016, she was appointed to Target’s board of directors. She is also a member of the Inter-American Dialogue. In January 2021, she was appointed to the board of directors of Apple Inc.

Personal life Lozano married Marcelo Centanino in 1986. The couple had two children before divorcing.