Host Gilbert Garcia, columnist and opinion writer for the
San Antonio Express News, talks with local business leader and aspiring politician, Beto Altamirano.
Beto Altamirano is the CEO & Co-founder of Irys, a company building AI-driven tools that engage communities to bring real-time visibility and data analytics to urban stakeholders. Beto's interest in public policy has led him to work at the Texas House of Representatives, United States Senate, White House - United States Trade Representative, and the Alamo Area MPO.
Beto’s involvement in public policy was recognized by the
Aspen Institute Latinos & Society and the Center for Urban Innovation, where he served as a scholar, co-authoring reports highlighting the Millennial civic potential. Beto is a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Grant, a Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur list maker, a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, and a Presidential Leadership Scholar under the Clinton Foundation and George W. Bush Institute.
In 2021, Beto was appointed by San Antonio's District 1 to serve as a Board Member for the Port Authority of San Antonio, a public
entity that manages a technology and innovation campus focused on aerospace, defense, manufacturing, and cyber security. In 2022, he was appointed to represent the United States as a Member of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's Task Force on Digitalization in Energy.
Beto holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the
University of Texas at Austin and a Master's in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he served as a U.S Latino Leadership Fellow at the Harvard Center for Public Leadership and as a Cheng Fellow at the Harvard Social Innovation and Change Initiative Center.
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