Beatriz Acevedo is one of the most influential Latina entrepreneurs, a global keynote speaker, and a leading voice in the future of culture and financial innovation. She is the CEO and Co-founder of SUMA Wealth, an innovative fintech platform powered by culturally intelligent AI and designed to serve the fastest-growing and most influential young demographic in the U.S.
Beatriz has raised over $60 million for ventures that fuse innovation with purpose and scale. A trailblazer in media, she launched one of the first culture-first digital platforms, before the term “creator economy” even existed, producing over 1,000 hours of original content and earning 3 Emmys and an MTV Award. Her career is defined by being early to what’s next, from digital media to the current revolution in AI.
Her thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Fortune, Business Insider, the Wall Street Journal, and NPR’s How I Built This. She is a regular contributor to CNN, the Los Angeles Times, and LinkedIn News. As a speaker, she has delivered keynotes at the White House, SXSW, Cannes Lions, and for global institutions including Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley.
Beatriz serves on the boards of the LA28 Olympic Committee, Beneficial State Bank, and the Latino Community Foundation, and has advised organizations including the Small Business Administration, Delta Airlines, and the Annenberg Foundation’s PledgeLA. Her unique bicultural lens, entrepreneurial track record, and deep ties across industries make her a trusted advisor to those shaping the future.
She is also the president of The Acevedo Foundation, originally founded by her father in Mexico and now focused on advancing education, representation, and capital access for emerging entrepreneurs and leaders in the U.S.
She is building what’s next at the intersection of technology, capital, and culture.