Janet Murguía is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S. Ms. Murguía began her career as legislative counsel to former Kansas Congressman Jim Slattery and later served as deputy assistant to President Clinton, providing strategic and legislative advice to the president on key issues.

In 2006, Murguía was named to Washingtonian magazine's "100 Most Powerful Women in Washington" and The NonProfit Times's "Power and Influence Top 50" leaders. Hispanic Business magazine named Murguía as a finalist for its 2005 "Woman of the Year Award." In 2004, Hispanic magazine chose her for its annual list of "100 Top Latinas" and Hispanic Business magazine selected her as one of the "100 Most Influential Hispanics."

Janet Murguía grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. She received three degrees from KU: a B.S. degree in journalism (1982), a B.A. degree in Spanish (1982), and a J.D. degree (1985) from the School of Law.