Andrea Cristina Mercado
Incoming President and CEO
(she/her)
We are thrilled that Andrea Cristina Mercado will be taking the helm as the new president and chief executive officer of the Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund and Climate Equity Action Fund on January 2, 2025.
Andrea joins the Equity Funds after having been a grantee partner for nearly eight years at Florida Rising Together and New Florida Majority Education Fund, where she served as executive director and spearheaded large-scale civic engagement programs that continue to grow the political power of Black, Latinx, and multiracial communities. Andrea brings over two decades of experience in civic engagement, strategic campaigns, and leadership within multiracial communities.
Under her leadership, Florida Rising united a powerful coalition of state-based infrastructure to lead large-scale civic engagement programs that have increased the political power for communities across Florida, played a pivotal role in registering over 200,000 Floridians to vote, secured significant victories in voting rights and climate justice and set crucial legal precedents. Her exceptional ability to mobilize communities and negotiate with major utility companies has directly benefited more than 75,000 low-income families in South Florida.
The daughter of immigrants from Peru and Argentina, Mercado grew up in South Florida and has been organizing in communities of color and immigrant communities for more than 20 years. Her background includes leadership in the National Domestic Workers Alliance, where she led impactful campaigns for immigrant and worker rights.
Andrea is a graduate of Brown University, Fulbright Scholar and Emily’s list awardee, recently named best South Florida Activist by the Miami New Times.