Honoree 2016, Dr. Laura Murillo is President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. With the support of the Chamber board and staff, she has set unprecedented records, including leading the Chamber to be the largest Hispanic Chamber in the country.
She serves as the Founding President & CEO of the Chamber’s foundation, Founding Executive Producer/Host for the Chamber’s television program on CBS KHOU, and for the Chamber’s radio and TV program on Univision. Additionally, she is the Founding Executive Producer/Host for the Chamber’s radio program on 6 CBS radio stations, and she is a Telemundo Political Commentator.
She served as an executive at Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center. She holds a B.A., a Master’s degree, and a Doctorate from the University of Houston, where she served as an executive. The University of Houston bestowed its highest honor, the President’s Medallion, to the Chamber and Dr. Murillo.
She has received many state, national, and international honors, including receiving recognition as one of the “Most Powerful & Influential Women in Texas,” being honored with the “Top Latino Leader Award” by the National Diversity Council, receiving recognition as “Woman of the Year” by Success Magazine, and receiving the “International Leadership Award” by the Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation.
Dr. Murillo was also included in the “Top 10 Who’s Who in Business,” and she has been named a “Top 5 C-Suite CEO Finalist” by the Houston Business Journal. In 2014, she was honored with the “Hispanic Leadership Award” by the National Football League (NFL). The Houston Chronicle named her among the “Women Who Run Houston.”
Dr. Murillo serves on the Houston BBVA Compass Board of Directors, the University of Houston Board of Advisors, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors, the Houston Symphony’s Hispanic Leadership Council, the Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board, the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority Board of Directors, the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee, and the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s Texas Advisory Committee.
Though she is proud of her many accomplishments, she is most proud to be the mother of two beautiful daughters, Marisa, 17 and Mia, 14.
Dr. Laura Murillo
President & CEO
Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
1801 Main Street, Suite 890 – Houston, TX 77002 713-644-7070
Radiolmurillo@houstonhispanicchamber.com
www.houstonhispanicchamber.com
