Ingrid M. Duran is Co-Founder & Principal of D&P Creative Strategies, a company that she and partnerCatherine founded in 2004 to increase the role of corporate, legislative and philanthropic efforts in addressing the concerns of Latinos, women, and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities.

Prior to starting D&P, Ingrid was President & CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, where she expanded on an already extensive professional network that included members of Congress, elected officials and Fortune 500 executives.

Ingrid's passion for social justice was sparked at the young age of 5, when she began attending farm worker rights rallies with her parents and participating in voter registration drives in her hometown of Los Angeles. Following a tour in the US Marine Corps, where she developed critical leadership skills, Ingridworked for six years on Capitol Hill, serving under the Clerk of the US House of Representatives, working on the House Banking Committee under the leadership of Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez, Chairman and Rep. Gene Green as a Legislative Aid. Through these positions, she became well versed in the intricacies of the legislative andcommittee processes.

Ingrid also ran the Washington, DC office of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, where she was responsible for representing Latino community interests to Congress and the Administration.
She was tapped by President Bill Clinton to serve on the President's Advisory Committee on HIV/AIDS, and was appointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Minority Veterans Advisory Board. In 2000, she became the first gay Latina to serve on the Human Rights Campaign Board of Directors, and served as the Chairwoman of the National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) and as a board member of The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Boards.

Her efforts as astrong and steadfast advocate for the GLBT and Latino communities have garnered her numerous honors, including the 2003 Premio Dignidad Award from LLEGO. Both Hispanic and Poder magazines have named her among the Nations 100 Most influential and powerful Hispanics, and the former has recognized her as a Latina of Excellence in 2004 & 2005.