Paula Santamaria has experience working in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. She currently serves as the Chief of Staff to the Global Head for Displays & Accessories at HP, Inc.
Prior to working at HP, Paula served as a Political Appointee during the Obama Administration where she worked at the National Endowment for the Arts and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Paula, a former Colombian asylee, is very passionate about serving the community and helping young people find their paths through high school and beyond. Throughout her career, Paula has been actively involved with various political campaigns and nonprofits. She currently serves on the Houston Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board, the Ivy Fellows Advisory Board, and as a mentor and school speaker for Project Grad. In addition, she is an Aspiring Latino Leaders Fellow through Latinos for Education. At HP, she co-founded the first Latino Business Impact Network (ERG) and co-curated the HP H-Town Tech Camp, an immersive STEM-focused event for low-SES high school women.
Paula has a BA in Political Science and Marketing from the University of Houston, and will be attending MIT Sloan’s School of Management in Fall 2021.
