This week, Dr. Amy Cabrera Rasmussen sits down with Eduardo Cisneros, who currently serves as the Deputy Mayor for Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Los Angeles.

Cisneros has a remarkable career path, with time at The White House, the United States Department of Labor and United States Department of Health and Human Services; as well as in campaigns, at a local community health center and at SEIU, a major national labor organization. Each of these experiences prepared him for some fascinating and impactful work on some of the most salient policy issues of our time, including COVID-19, healthcare, the environment, and immigration.

The conversation also traces his path from some formative moments growing up in Huntington Park as the son of Mexican immigrants and coming of age at the same time as a toxic site known as “La Montaña” took shape in that same neighborhood. The two follow this thread through to his current role back in his hometown helping Los Angeles to navigate the intricate and complex context that is modern-day local, state, and national government.

The episode carries lessons for those seeking to become public servants, as well as inspiration for those seeking to excavate their own origin stories.

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