Ms. Acevedo served as Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts of the USA from May 2017 to August 2020, and as interim Chief Executive Officer from June 2016 to May 2017.  She was a board member from 2008 until 2016. One of the most enduring non-profits in the world, Girl Scouts supports more than 2.5 million girls worldwide and generates more than $800 million annually through its iconic cookie program to support local Girl Scouting. Sylvia was the Chair of President Obama’s White House initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanics in early childhood leadership and a driver of the Administration’s Early Childhood Dual Language Education Policy. Ms. Acevedo currently serves on the Qualcomm Board of Directors.