Paola Silvestre Porras leads Family Pathways at United Way for Greater Austin, heading up implementation of one of the only community-wide two generation strategic plan in the US. She works to ensure programs and systems in the Austin/Travis County area create pathways for families to achieve financial stability. Prior to joining the United Way team in 2019, Paola worked at Goodwill Central Texas for three years, and before entering the nonprofit world, she worked over 12 years in Investment Banking. She holds a degree in Business Administration from La Universidad de los Andes. Paola will graduate with her MBA at McCombs Business School in 2022.