Cristian Biviano, (GIES’14 and LER ‘20)  is currently a Racial Equity Coordinator for Cook County Government. He previously was a Talent Acquisition Partner for Early Professional Hires at IBM. Before joining IBM, Cristian served as the Assistant Director of Social Justice and Leadership Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he advised identity-based groups and created curriculum around having dialogue about diversity and taught courses focused on building inclusive communities. Cristian also serves as the President for the Board of Directors of the University of Illinois Latina/Latino Alumni Association. Cristian has a passion for social justice and inclusion and hopes to establish stronger pipelines for first-generation minority students to obtain their personal and career goals.