Edgar Chavez

Edgar Chávez, the proud grandson of farmworkers and an immigrant, is the Executive Director of Hayward Promise Neighborhoods (HPN) at California State University, East Bay. He manages a $30 million federal cradle-to-career investment in his childhood neighborhood. With over 15 years of experience in K-12 and postsecondary settings, Edgar has led college and career initiatives for first-generation and immigrant students in Bay Area communities like East Palo Alto and East San José. He also serves on the steering committees of regional and state collaboratives, including the California Promise Neighborhood Network. Edgar holds a B.A. in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity from Stanford University and an M.Ed. in Prevention Science and Practice from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.