Leticia Landa is Deputy Director of La Cocina. Throughout her career, Leticia has relied on her experience being the daughter of Mexican immigrants who moved to the US and started a business to fuel her belief that business ownership can be transformative, particularly for women, immigrants, and people of color. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Leticia has a BA from Harvard University and is the co-author of We Are La Cocina: Recipes in Pursuit of the American Dream, a cookbook published by Chronicle Books in 2019. In addition to her work at La Cocina, Leticia serves on the Boards of Kitchen Table Advisors and California Immigrant Policy Center.