Alexis Meruelo is a dynamic business leader, philanthropist, and advocate for women's empowerment. As chief vision and purpose officer of Meruelo Group, she leads corporate social responsibility initiatives in the hospitality industry. Alexis also launched a women's leadership conference, The Business of Her, to equip women with the tools, connections, and confidence they need to lead in business and in life. Alexis coaches and mentors hundreds of young women, focused on empowering them to step into leadership roles by cultivating inner confidence and self-worth. Drawing from her own journey, Alexis mentors women to not only set bold goals, but also to take action, write a focused career plan, and own their power.A proud alumna of the University of Notre Dame, with both BBA and MBA degrees, Alexis serves on the boards of the Hospitality Charitable Foundation and the Notre Dame Institute for Latino Studies and was named a United States-Spain Council Young Leader in 2025.