Anna Escobedo Cabral

Anna Cabral, a second-generation Mexican American, served as U.S. Treasurer from 2004 – 2009, leading efforts to increase public understanding of financial issues.  In addition to being AARP’s Family Finance Ambassador, Cabral is an executive in the Inter-American Development Bank’s external relations division.

Previously, she was a senior staff director in the U.S. Senate, president and CEO of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility, and director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Latino Initiatives.

Inspired by a high-school math teacher who helped her find college scholarship money, Cabral later earned a master’s degree from Harvard University and a juris doctorate from George Mason University.