Armando Castro has been a part of the HNBF since 2006. At that time he joined the Foundation to assist with its audit committee and he became the Treasurer shortly thereafter.

“It was not difficult for me to want to become a part of the HNBF. Everything I have is the result of my education. Joining an organization with a stated mission to ‘help Hispanics achieve their potential through access to higher education’ was a very easy decision for me. The work we do is very meaningful to me. In my opinion we provide our students and members with insights and information to help them obtain the higher education needed for access into the professional world after graduation.”

Armando Castro is a partner in Pillsbury Law’s Corporate & Securities Technology practice and is located in the Silicon Valley office. With a diverse practice, Mr. Castro represents clients ranging from formation stage to mature public companies. He also represents the boards of directors, investors and investment banks that invest and work with these companies. Mr. Castro’s industry background includes renewable energy technologies, industrial chemicals, synthetic biology, energy conservation technologies, enterprise and telecom networking technologies, wireless technologies, electronics, software, cyber security, clean tech and semiconductors.

He has represented clients in a variety of both domestic and international matters, among them public and private offerings, pre-public convertible security financings, Rule 144A offerings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing, technology transactions and corporate governance matters.

Mr. Castro is a Certified Public Accountant. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Hispanic National Bar Foundation.