Leani García Torres
Chief of Staff
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Leani García Torres is Chief of Staff at the American Immigration Council. Previously, she oversaw the Council's state legislative advocacy and led efforts to engage state business leaders and advise governors' policy staff on immigrant and refugee integration. Leani has spent the past decade working at the intersection of business and public policy across the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. She holds an M.A. from New York University's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and a B.A. in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach.