Alejandro Perilla is Director of the ASU Center for Community Development and Civil Rights. He is responsible for the day-to-day management and development of the Center.  He joined ASU in 2005 to continue his long association with Raul Yzaguirre after a 20-year career at the National Council of La Raza.

While at NCLR, Alejandro held many leadership positions that focused both on building the organization’s operational capacity, as well as its visibility and activities with some of America’s leading companies. He most recently led the organizational restructuring that culminated in the creation of the Strategic Communications Group, the division charged with corporate relations, major public events, and fundraising.

Alejandro is an expert in the governance and operations of nonprofit organizations. He regularly advises executives and boards from nonprofits in the United States and Latin America. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Economic Theory from American University, in Washington, DC, and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Alejandro Perilla, MPA

Director

Center for Community Development and Civil Rights
Arizona State University
542 E. Monroe, Suite D100
Phoenix, Arizona 85004

Office:   602-496-1020
Cell:      480-459-1387
Fax:      530-660-2276

aperilla@asu.edu