Adrian Esquivel serves as the Deputy Director for the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance. In this role, Adrian oversees industry-sector partnerships, organizes for workers’ rights, and promotes educational and public policy alignment to increase equity in the region. Before joining the Funder Alliance, Adrian worked on community and economic development issues at Enlace Chicago. Adrian has served as a board member of the Woodstock Institute, is a member of the City of Chicago’s Community Development Advisory Council, the State of Illinois’ Equity Task Force, and presents nationally at conferences on issues of workforce development equity.