Angel Gomez

Angel Gomez believes that individual and collective performance is driven by work that is meaningful and worthwhile – that one’s work must have purpose. This belief and his unique, collaborative approach, shaped by 20 years of diverse professional experiences, has made him a trusted partner to some of the world’s leading companies who count on him to create better people, better leaders and better organizations. Through his speeches, workshops, consulting, coaching sessions and social media channels, Angel has helped thousands of people accelerate their performance. Before launching his practice in 2008, Angel served as the Vice President of Human Resources for the Midwest Division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. located in Chicago, Illinois. In that capacity, Angel developed strategies, processes and practices that enabled the $55B business unit to achieve their business objectives by leveraging its human capital. Angel previously served as the Director of Associate Training and Communications for Wal-Mart, as well as the Director of Internal Diversity Relations for the Office of Diversity, and was responsible for launching diversity training and the company’s affinity group programs. Angel joined Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in 2004, after a successful legal career in private practice and the organized bar. Angel was a partner at Seyfarth Shaw, LLC, where he focused his practice on EEO Compliance Training and Diversity Consulting. Before joining Seyfarth Shaw, Angel was a founding partner of Castro Gomez Durbin & DeJesús, LLC, a law firm focused on Commercial and Tort Litigation. From 2001 to 2002, Angel served as National President of the Hispanic National Bar Association, representing the interests of over 25,000 Hispanic attorneys, judges, law professors and law students throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Before serving as President, Angel was appointed the National Convention Chairman for the HNBA’s 25th Anniversary Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Angel received his Juris Doctor in 1994, and his Bachelor of Arts in 1991, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he received the College of Law’s 1992 Best Oral Advocate Award and the 1994 Rickert Award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy. As a law student, Angel taught public speaking and coached the undergraduate Mock Trial Team. Later he served as an Adjunct Professor of Appellate Advocacy at Loyola University School of Law in Chicago in 2004. Angel has been recognized by a number of organizations including Hispanic Business Magazine, who in 2002 named him one of the Most Influential Hispanics in the United States.