Ernesto Archila is a Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor. His portfolio includes counter-trafficking in persons policy coordination, guestworker protection issues, business and human rights in global supply chains, and work-family policy. Prior to joining the policy team, he served as Special Assistant to the Secretary in the Office of Public Engagement, as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health at OSHA, and as a Workforce Analyst in the Employment and Training Administration. Mr. Archila holds a Masters in International Affairs with a focus on human rights from Columbia University and a B.A. in Philosophy from NYU. His professional experience includes working at the United Nations Development Programme in New York, working for a national non-profit workforce development intermediary, and engaging in grassroots community organizing in Colombia and the United States.

Transforming Urban Cardiovascular Health
At the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit, leaders from across sectors gathered to address one of the most pressing global health challenges: cardiovascular disease in rapidly growing urban environments. In partnership with

