Dr. Leticia Tomas Bustillos is Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Policy Officer of the Institute for Public and Social Good (IPSG), where she leads organizational strategy, policy development, and cross-sector engagement to advance empirically grounded approaches to education equity and civil rights. Her work strengthens the evidentiary and policy foundations necessary for effective civil rights enforcement and institutional accountability in a rapidly evolving legal landscape.

An education scholar and policy strategist with nearly three decades of experience, Dr. Bustillos has worked across K–12 classrooms, higher education institutions, federal policy environments, national advocacy organizations, and philanthropy. Her work examines how governance, policy, and institutional design shape racial and socioeconomic inequality across P–20 pathways, centering institutional responsibility in the production of equitable outcomes and translating research into actionable reform.

She previously served as Senior Program Officer for Postsecondary Success at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she managed an equity-focused grant portfolio and led national research investments, including work on test-optional admissions policy and postsecondary transformation. She has also held senior policy and research roles at the UnidosUS, the Campaign for College Opportunity, and the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

Dr. Bustillos is the author of influential policy and research publications as well as peer-reviewed scholarship on developmental education and institutional equity. She holds a Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of Southern California, an M.A. from Whittier College, and a B.A. from Columbia University.

For a full curriculum vitae or additional materials, please contact Dr. Bustillos at Institute for the Public and Social Good (IPSG) via hello@theipsg.org.