Carmen Ortiz Mc Ghee

Carmen Ortiz-McGhee

Chief Operating Officer, National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC)

Carmen Ortiz-McGhee is one of the ten people featured in Steve Pemberton’s ground-breaking book: The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World. At a time when the realities faced by women and People of Color have come squarely onto the national radar, Carmen Ortiz-McGhee has been developing a culture of inclusive leadership throughout her career. From her college days, when she co-founded the University of Virginia Latino Student Admissions Committee, to her advocacy work today in the alternative investment industry, Carmen has always been focused on expanding access for underserved companies. Now, as Chief Operating Officer of the National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC), the trade association for diverse and women-owned alternative investment firms, Carmen ensures the organization is positioned to drive increased access to capital, showcase the outsized performance of diverse managers and build a robust pipeline of diverse talent prepared to build some of the industry’s most successful firms.

 
Lighthouse Awards Announcement Meet Our HMH Lighthouses Hero

Over 500 teachers were nominated for the inaugural HMH Lighthouse Awards. Meet the 10 winners.

Steve Pemberton
Author of The Lighthouse Effect; Speaker

Carmen Ortiz-McGhee
Chief Operating Officer, National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC)

The Lighthouse Effect: How Teachers Can Have an Extraordinary Impact on the World

Steve Pemberton, the author of The Lighthouse Effect, and Carmen Ortiz-McGhee, Chief Operating Officer at NAIC and one of the lighthouses featured in Steve’s book, explain the Lighthouse Effect principle and how their teacher lighthouses positively impacted their lives.

Steve Pemberton
Author of The Lighthouse Effect; Speaker

Carmen Ortiz-McGhee
Chief Operating Officer, National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC)