Edward Herrera
@herreraed.bsky.social
Chief Operating Officer | Speaker & Advocate for Transformational Leadership, LGBTQ+ & Hispanic Visibility | Culture Builder | Nonprofit & Startup Operations Expert | Crain's NY Honoree & Hispanic Star Winner
Earlier this month I spent time with LGBTQ+ CFOs and finance leaders in DC. What started in 2020 as crisis support has grown into real shared leadership.
Grateful to HRC for hosting, and to a community that shows what leadership looks like when we choose transparency, shared learning, and care.
Grateful to HRC for hosting, and to a community that shows what leadership looks like when we choose transparency, shared learning, and care.
December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Earlier this month I spent time with LGBTQ+ CFOs and finance leaders in DC. What started in 2020 as crisis support has grown into real shared leadership.
Grateful to HRC for hosting, and to a community that shows what leadership looks like when we choose transparency, shared learning, and care.
Grateful to HRC for hosting, and to a community that shows what leadership looks like when we choose transparency, shared learning, and care.
As the year winds down, I’ve been thinking about what real development looks like. It’s usually not about reviews or big moments. It’s the steady support leaders give and the opportunities they make for people to grow.
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As the year winds down, I’ve been thinking about what real development looks like. It’s usually not about reviews or big moments. It’s the steady support leaders give and the opportunities they make for people to grow.
Diversify your portfolio beyond dollars. Financial wealth is only one measure of success. The strongest returns often come from relationships, credibility and purpose. Money matters, but meaning multiplies.
#FinancialEmpowerment #Leadership
#FinancialEmpowerment #Leadership
December 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Diversify your portfolio beyond dollars. Financial wealth is only one measure of success. The strongest returns often come from relationships, credibility and purpose. Money matters, but meaning multiplies.
#FinancialEmpowerment #Leadership
#FinancialEmpowerment #Leadership
Determined people make an impact when they work together. A visit with leaders at the United Justice Coalition earlier this year reminded me how collaboration moves communities forward. Grateful for the teams who keep showing up and supporting this work every day.
Give what and where you can!
Give what and where you can!
December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Determined people make an impact when they work together. A visit with leaders at the United Justice Coalition earlier this year reminded me how collaboration moves communities forward. Grateful for the teams who keep showing up and supporting this work every day.
Give what and where you can!
Give what and where you can!
I attended a conversation led by Oprah Winfrey about caregiving and loss. I shared a memory of my grandmother, who lived with Alzheimers, and how that experience taught me that connection and love are what stay with us. I’m grateful I could share it.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I attended a conversation led by Oprah Winfrey about caregiving and loss. I shared a memory of my grandmother, who lived with Alzheimers, and how that experience taught me that connection and love are what stay with us. I’m grateful I could share it.
This #SmallBusinessSaturday, I’d like you to meet Chef Sharon Richardson, founder of Just Soul Catering
After 20 years of incarceration, she built a business rooted in second chances, purpose, and community. Her story is proof that opportunity changes everything.
After 20 years of incarceration, she built a business rooted in second chances, purpose, and community. Her story is proof that opportunity changes everything.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This #SmallBusinessSaturday, I’d like you to meet Chef Sharon Richardson, founder of Just Soul Catering
After 20 years of incarceration, she built a business rooted in second chances, purpose, and community. Her story is proof that opportunity changes everything.
After 20 years of incarceration, she built a business rooted in second chances, purpose, and community. Her story is proof that opportunity changes everything.
Eric and I started a new Thanksgiving tradition: spending the holiday abroad.
Life can take you far when you're open to new experiences.
Wishing everyone a holiday week that brings rest, connection, and moments that remind you what matters most.
#Gratitude #Thanksgiving
Life can take you far when you're open to new experiences.
Wishing everyone a holiday week that brings rest, connection, and moments that remind you what matters most.
#Gratitude #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Eric and I started a new Thanksgiving tradition: spending the holiday abroad.
Life can take you far when you're open to new experiences.
Wishing everyone a holiday week that brings rest, connection, and moments that remind you what matters most.
#Gratitude #Thanksgiving
Life can take you far when you're open to new experiences.
Wishing everyone a holiday week that brings rest, connection, and moments that remind you what matters most.
#Gratitude #Thanksgiving
We plan for expenses, investments, and savings, but rarely for rest.
This season, I’m budgeting for balance: time to rest, recharge, and reflect.
Because wealth isn’t just what you earn, it’s the energy to enjoy what you’ve built.
This season, I’m budgeting for balance: time to rest, recharge, and reflect.
Because wealth isn’t just what you earn, it’s the energy to enjoy what you’ve built.
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We plan for expenses, investments, and savings, but rarely for rest.
This season, I’m budgeting for balance: time to rest, recharge, and reflect.
Because wealth isn’t just what you earn, it’s the energy to enjoy what you’ve built.
This season, I’m budgeting for balance: time to rest, recharge, and reflect.
Because wealth isn’t just what you earn, it’s the energy to enjoy what you’ve built.
I recently attended the 35-year anniversary gala for HealthRight International, an organization expanding access to healthcare for communities too often left behind.
Health is more than care, it’s dignity. Grateful for the people and partners doing this work every day.
Health is more than care, it’s dignity. Grateful for the people and partners doing this work every day.
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I recently attended the 35-year anniversary gala for HealthRight International, an organization expanding access to healthcare for communities too often left behind.
Health is more than care, it’s dignity. Grateful for the people and partners doing this work every day.
Health is more than care, it’s dignity. Grateful for the people and partners doing this work every day.
Attending the recent Hispanic Leadership Summit at the United Nations was a powerful reminder of what representation looks like in action.
Leadership, ownership, equity and visibility are not abstract goals. They’re the foundation of lasting change.
Leadership, ownership, equity and visibility are not abstract goals. They’re the foundation of lasting change.
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Attending the recent Hispanic Leadership Summit at the United Nations was a powerful reminder of what representation looks like in action.
Leadership, ownership, equity and visibility are not abstract goals. They’re the foundation of lasting change.
Leadership, ownership, equity and visibility are not abstract goals. They’re the foundation of lasting change.
Someone once took the time to teach me accounting, and it changed how I saw everything in money and work.
That experience taught me that when you invest in learning, you build confidence, clarity, and the freedom to choose your own path.
Knowledge is the kind of return that compounds for life.
That experience taught me that when you invest in learning, you build confidence, clarity, and the freedom to choose your own path.
Knowledge is the kind of return that compounds for life.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Someone once took the time to teach me accounting, and it changed how I saw everything in money and work.
That experience taught me that when you invest in learning, you build confidence, clarity, and the freedom to choose your own path.
Knowledge is the kind of return that compounds for life.
That experience taught me that when you invest in learning, you build confidence, clarity, and the freedom to choose your own path.
Knowledge is the kind of return that compounds for life.
I never planned on a career in finance. What changed everything was access to education and people who saw potential before I did.
STEM and financial education open doors to confidence, stability, and mobility. Talent is everywhere. Opportunity still isn’t.
STEM and financial education open doors to confidence, stability, and mobility. Talent is everywhere. Opportunity still isn’t.
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I never planned on a career in finance. What changed everything was access to education and people who saw potential before I did.
STEM and financial education open doors to confidence, stability, and mobility. Talent is everywhere. Opportunity still isn’t.
STEM and financial education open doors to confidence, stability, and mobility. Talent is everywhere. Opportunity still isn’t.
Someone once took the time to teach me accounting. Not because they had to, but because they believed in me.
That changed my career and how I see leadership and access. The best leaders don’t just manage people. They share what someone once shared with them.
Talent is universal. Opportunity isn’t.
That changed my career and how I see leadership and access. The best leaders don’t just manage people. They share what someone once shared with them.
Talent is universal. Opportunity isn’t.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Someone once took the time to teach me accounting. Not because they had to, but because they believed in me.
That changed my career and how I see leadership and access. The best leaders don’t just manage people. They share what someone once shared with them.
Talent is universal. Opportunity isn’t.
That changed my career and how I see leadership and access. The best leaders don’t just manage people. They share what someone once shared with them.
Talent is universal. Opportunity isn’t.
Understanding money brings more than stability. It builds confidence.
Financial literacy gives people the clarity to plan, not just react — and that’s what turns knowledge into agency.
Financial literacy gives people the clarity to plan, not just react — and that’s what turns knowledge into agency.
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Understanding money brings more than stability. It builds confidence.
Financial literacy gives people the clarity to plan, not just react — and that’s what turns knowledge into agency.
Financial literacy gives people the clarity to plan, not just react — and that’s what turns knowledge into agency.
Big news! I participated in a new Oprah Book Club filmed in NYC. The first episode is out now. I’m not into celebrity culture, but I admire Oprah’s view of reading as a way to build empathy and leadership. Maybe pick up a book that changes your perspective!
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Big news! I participated in a new Oprah Book Club filmed in NYC. The first episode is out now. I’m not into celebrity culture, but I admire Oprah’s view of reading as a way to build empathy and leadership. Maybe pick up a book that changes your perspective!
Nobody figures out money or leadership alone. The best mentors I’ve had shared not just career advice but money lessons too. Passing those on can change someone’s path for the better.
October 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Nobody figures out money or leadership alone. The best mentors I’ve had shared not just career advice but money lessons too. Passing those on can change someone’s path for the better.
As I work toward my CFP certification, I’m reminded daily that it's driven by these factors more than any others.
October 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As I work toward my CFP certification, I’m reminded daily that it's driven by these factors more than any others.
Hispanic Heritage Month is about more than recognition. It’s a call to invest in others and mentor, sponsor and open doors. The best way to honor heritage is to create systems that help the next generation thrive.
October 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hispanic Heritage Month is about more than recognition. It’s a call to invest in others and mentor, sponsor and open doors. The best way to honor heritage is to create systems that help the next generation thrive.
Early in my career I tied financial success to personal worth. Over time I learned that stewardship is about stability and choice. The advice I wish I had heard sooner: money is a tool, not an identity. What financial advice do you wish you had learned earlier?
October 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Early in my career I tied financial success to personal worth. Over time I learned that stewardship is about stability and choice. The advice I wish I had heard sooner: money is a tool, not an identity. What financial advice do you wish you had learned earlier?
Everyone starts with an A.
For me, leadership begins with trust. When people feel safe and supported, they often surprise you with what they’re capable of. And if they fall short, accountability is already built in because expectations were clear from the start.
For me, leadership begins with trust. When people feel safe and supported, they often surprise you with what they’re capable of. And if they fall short, accountability is already built in because expectations were clear from the start.
September 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Everyone starts with an A.
For me, leadership begins with trust. When people feel safe and supported, they often surprise you with what they’re capable of. And if they fall short, accountability is already built in because expectations were clear from the start.
For me, leadership begins with trust. When people feel safe and supported, they often surprise you with what they’re capable of. And if they fall short, accountability is already built in because expectations were clear from the start.
Every career is built on someone else’s trust.
For me, one was Charlotte Bowman. She trusted me to step into a controller role before my résumé said I was ready. That changed my path.
Who opened a door for you? Tag them and share your gratitude.
For me, one was Charlotte Bowman. She trusted me to step into a controller role before my résumé said I was ready. That changed my path.
Who opened a door for you? Tag them and share your gratitude.
September 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Every career is built on someone else’s trust.
For me, one was Charlotte Bowman. She trusted me to step into a controller role before my résumé said I was ready. That changed my path.
Who opened a door for you? Tag them and share your gratitude.
For me, one was Charlotte Bowman. She trusted me to step into a controller role before my résumé said I was ready. That changed my path.
Who opened a door for you? Tag them and share your gratitude.
These #kind words remind us that no one should wait for #validation to feel worthy. #LGBTQ and #underrepresented communities deserve spaces where they can live fully, not shrink themselves. True care means honoring every identity as valid, powerful, and worthy of #thriving.
September 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
These #kind words remind us that no one should wait for #validation to feel worthy. #LGBTQ and #underrepresented communities deserve spaces where they can live fully, not shrink themselves. True care means honoring every identity as valid, powerful, and worthy of #thriving.
On #WomensEqualityDay, I’m reminded that the last time I had a male boss was in 2006. Since then, women leaders have shaped my career with empathy, resilience, and vision. At REFORM, I’m proud to serve on a new exec team led by Jessica, CEO. When women lead, organizations thrive.
August 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On #WomensEqualityDay, I’m reminded that the last time I had a male boss was in 2006. Since then, women leaders have shaped my career with empathy, resilience, and vision. At REFORM, I’m proud to serve on a new exec team led by Jessica, CEO. When women lead, organizations thrive.
As a #FirstGenGrad who immigrated at 12 and worked full-time through college, money was about survival, not strategy. No one explained #credit or #401(k)s. I learned late. Early #FinancialAwareness changes lives and builds agency. Everyone deserves that.
August 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
As a #FirstGenGrad who immigrated at 12 and worked full-time through college, money was about survival, not strategy. No one explained #credit or #401(k)s. I learned late. Early #FinancialAwareness changes lives and builds agency. Everyone deserves that.
Honored to join the #HispanicStar membership, a network advancing opportunity and visibility for the #LatinoCommunity. This is a chance to uplift the stories, struggles, and successes that shaped us. I’m excited to learn, give back, and help build a future our community deserves.
July 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Honored to join the #HispanicStar membership, a network advancing opportunity and visibility for the #LatinoCommunity. This is a chance to uplift the stories, struggles, and successes that shaped us. I’m excited to learn, give back, and help build a future our community deserves.