Raul P. Lomeli-Azoubel

As Co‐Founder & Executive Chairman of Welcome Tech (dba SABEResPODER), a venture funded mobile tech platform helping immigrant communities connect to nformation, products, and services, Raúl has led the development of a “digital Ellis Island” with a mission to empower Spanish‐speaking consumers to become better nformed, confident, and active participants in U.S. society.

Prior to launching Welcome Tech, Raúl was Vice President of Diverse Growth Segments at Wells Fargo; he has also served as President of the Latino Education Achievement Project (LEAP), as Press and Public Affairs Attaché for the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, and as Research Director for the Program on Mexico at UCLA. Raul is an avid writer and has co-authored a book on financial aid for higher education, over 50 published news articles, and the lead author of 18 booklets on financial services, the health care system, and higher education—with over nine million copies distributed nationwide.

An active member on select national non-profit Boards; he is Chairman of the Board at Emerging Markets Development Corporation (EMDC), Executive Board Member at PROFMEX (Worldwide Consortium for Mexico Policy Research), and immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors at MALDEF—the Latino Legal Voice for Civil Rights in America

Raul previously served in the National Latino Advisory Council for the Nielsen Company (2008-2016), the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SAHCC: 2006-2013), and Avenida Guadalupe Association (AGA: 2006-2010). He served as Chairman for both SAHCC (2012) and AGA (2009-2010).

In 2007, Raul was recognized by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with its National Corporate Advocate of the Year Award; in 2009 he was selected to the San Antonio Business Journal’s 40-under-40 List; in 2011 was bestowed the Corporate Responsibility Award by MALDEF; in 2019 he was presented with the prestigious Gilberto Bosques Medallion by the International Law Mexican Academy, and most recently was presented with the National Othli award by the Government of Mexico. Raul was selected by his peers at UCLA as the 1997 Student Keynote Speaker at “La Raza Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony.” He is a regular panelist and speaker at national and international academic and industry conferences.

He is the proud son of migrant farm workers and labored the fields in the San Joaquin Valley the summers of his youth through his first year of college. Since 2003, he has lived with his wife and children in San Antonio, Texas.