Jorge

Soto

Jorge Andres Soto is Associate Vice President of Policy and Advocacy with the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA). Jorge leads NFHA’s federal relations and advocates on behalf of its member organizations before Congress and federal agencies, coordinating efforts with advocacy and industry groups on civil rights matters concerning fair housing and lending issues. Jorge is also Co-Chair of the Fair Housing and Lending Task Force of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition responsible for advancing fair housing policy at the federal level. Prior to NFHA, Jorge was at Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC where he worked as a civil rights paralegal on several fair housing, fair lending, and public accommodations cases, and also conducted public policy consulting concerning employment and contracting diversity in federal financial regulatory agencies. Jorge also previously worked as a labor organizer at Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and community organizer with CRECEN/American Para Todos, Houston, Texas. Jorge earned his B.A. in History and American Studies from Wesleyan University.