Mia Velasco

Mia Velasco is the director of technology operations and digital transformation at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP). In her role, she leads technology strategy, systems optimization and digital transformation initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness and support CDP’s mission. 

Mia brings more than 14 years of experience helping mission-driven organizations leverage technology, improve operations and navigate organizational change. Prior to joining CDP, she spent more than a decade at Namati, a global legal empowerment organization, where she served in progressively senior leadership roles, most recently as deputy director of global operations. There, she partnered with executive leadership to develop technology strategy, oversee an operations budget, lead a global operations team, and implement systems and processes that improved collaboration, knowledge management and organizational effectiveness. 

Earlier in her career, Mia worked with Firelight Foundation, supporting grantmaking, organizational learning and evaluation initiatives for community-based organizations across eastern and southern Africa. Throughout her career, she has focused on building scalable systems, strengthening cross-functional collaboration and aligning technology investments with organizational goals. 

Mia holds a master of public administration from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of Denver. She is also a Project Management Professional (PMP). 

Mia lives in Colorado with her husband and two children.