Carol Robles-Román
Co-President and CEO, ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality
Carol Robles-Román is the Co-President and CEO of the ERA Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality where she leads national efforts to advocate, educate and organize to ensure constitutional equality for women in the United States.
The ERA Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality are sister organizations, founded in 2014 to work respectively for passage and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and for greater public understanding of the need for comprehensive, fair and equal treatment of women and girls under the law.
Carol was formerly President and CEO, Legal Momentum – The Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund Legal Momentum. She worked with big cities and organizations in gender justice, personal safety and access to justice reform. She is featured in the recent documentary about efforts to eradicate the sexual exploitation of women in “I am Jane Doe.”
She co-chairs the NYC Council Young Women’s Initiative Advisory Council, is on the National Organization for Women Advisory Board, is on the boards of the Women’s Forum of New York, and Veteran Feminists of America. She is a member of the National Football League Domestic Violence Working Group, and is a former member of the Board and Executive Committee of the City University of New York. Her recognitions include the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence 2017 Sharon L. Corbitt Award, the National Women’s Political Caucus 2015 Women of Courage Award, the SmartCEO 2014 Brava Award, and designation as one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business Magazine.
As Deputy Mayor for Legal Affairs and Counsel to NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg for 12 years, she spearheaded public-private partnerships in judicial administration, domestic violence, enforcement of anti-discrimination laws and human trafficking. She led the city’s efforts to combat domestic violence and human trafficking by creating Family Justice Centers and the Let’s Call an End to Human Trafficking citywide initiative. As a top executive for the NYS judiciary, she served as its first Special Inspector General for Bias Matters appointed by Chief Judge Judith Kaye and later as Special Counsel to the Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman. She served as a NYS assistant attorney general for civil rights.
Carol holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law, and a B.A. from Fordham University at Lincoln Center.
Legal Momentum published reports on gender bias in the courts. North Carolina was not included. Could Ms. Robles-Roman help us in gathering that data for our state?
Thank you