Laura Fuentes
Ms. Fuentes is the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a role she’s held since 2020, and is head of Hilton Supply Management. Prior to that, she served as Chief Talent and Diversity Officer and in several other executive roles at Hilton since joining the company in 2013. For six years, Ms. Fuentes served in various corporate strategy and Human Resources roles at Capital One Financial Corporation. Before that, she worked at McKinsey & Company advising clients across various industries in their Madrid, New York, and Washington, D.C offices. She serves on the board of the nonprofit organization Make-a-Wish Mid-Atlantic and on the Community Council for the Arlington Free Clinic. Additionally, she represents Hilton on the Tent US Advisory Council for refugees and serves on the board for the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce.
Originally from Spain, Ms. Fuentes holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia, a Masters of Science in Structural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Columbia University.
