HACR CEO and President Cid Wilson
Cid Wilson serves as President and CEO of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR), the nation’s premier advocacy organization advancing Hispanic inclusion in Corporate America. Appointed in July 2014, Wilson made history as the first Afro-Latino to lead a national Hispanic organization in the United States. Under his leadership, HACR continues to elevate its research, programs, and initiatives focused on increasing Hispanic representation in employment, procurement, philanthropy, and governance.
With over 30 years of experience in corporate finance and Wall Street equity research, Wilson brings a strategic, data-driven approach to advocacy. He began his finance career in 1993 through an unpaid internship in the mailroom of a brokerage firm—an opportunity he created through sheer persistence. He would become one of Wall Street’s top equity analysts, earning recognition as the #1 Specialty Retail Analyst in the U.S. by Forbes in 2006.
Wilson is a respected voice in both the business and nonprofit sectors, serving on numerous boards including Junior Achievement USA, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and The Ohio State University Alumni Advisory Council. He is a CEO Council member for The Wall Street Journal and CNBC, and a member of the Fortune CEO Initiative.
Wilson was appointed by President Joe Biden in 2022 to the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics. He previously served under President Barack Obama on the National Museum of the American Latino Study Commission. His work has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, CNBC, and Time Magazine. He was recognized on Black Enterprise Magazine and LATINO Magazine’s cover pages, a distinction few national leaders achieved.
A proud Dominican American born in Washington Heights, New York City, and raised in Bergen County, New Jersey, Wilson graduated from The Ohio State University. In 2021, he became the first Latino inducted into OSU’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion Hall of Fame.
Through HACR, Wilson remains a steadfast champion for advancing equitable opportunities for Hispanics in Corporate America—believing that inclusive leadership is not only a business imperative, but a moral one.
Media Appearances
CNBC Equity Opportunity Forum - Securing an Economic Future for All
"We know that Corporate America must do a better job at acculturating to us rather than asking people of color to assimilate to an existing corporate structure," said Cid Wilson, President and CEO of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility.
“Unpacking Our Latinx Identities” at the 2019 AT&T Employee Group Conference
Al Dia Newsletter
Image credit: Courtesy of the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence DE&I Insights Council
By the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence DE&I Insights Council: Jocelyn Mangan, Joanne Pedone, Lisa Roberts, Cid Wilson, and Ilana Wolfe.