Alejandra Montoya-Boyer is a veteran policy strategist and advocate dedicated to ensuring that the digital evolution of our society does not bypass or harm marginalized communities. As the Vice President of the Center for Civil Rights and Technology at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, she leads the organization’s research and advocacy at the intersection of equity and innovation. Alejandra is a prominent voice in developing policy solutions that respond to the rapid deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies, ensuring that civil rights protections are integrated into the framework of modern governance to prevent algorithmic discrimination and automated bias.

 

Prior to her leadership at the Center, Alejandra served as the Director of Policy at Prosperity Now, where she spearheaded strategies designed to dismantle the racial wealth gap. She directed federal and state advocacy agendas focused on creating a more equitable tax system, expanding homeownership, and securing the economic well-being of the American workforce. Her work grounded economic justice in racial equity, bridging the gap between legislative theory and the lived financial realities of workers and families.

Alejandra’s deep content expertise is supported by a diverse background across the public and nonprofit sectors. Her professional journey includes significant roles at the National Association of Counties (NACo), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. She also gained critical legislative insight serving in the Office of Congressman (now Senator) Ben Ray Luján, where she helped navigate complex policy landscapes on behalf of New Mexico’s 3rd district.

 

With a career spanning political campaigning, grassroots advocacy, and program management, Alejandra brings a multidisciplinary lens to the most pressing issues of our time. She remains committed to elevating the voices of those most impacted by institutional barriers, ensuring that as technology reshapes society, it does so through a framework of inclusion, accountability, and civil rights.