Salvador Acevedo

Advisor | Scansion

“What happens at the interpersonal level is a way to understand the whole of society. Relationships are everything.” —adrienne maree brown

Salvador Acevedo is the Managing Partner at Scansion and has over 20 years of experience linking design and innovation strategies with various cultures within the US. Bilingual and bicultural, Salvador is committed to increasing diversity, deepening inclusion, and advancing equity across fields such as arts and culture, informal science education, and urban planning. He uses frameworks such as human-centered design strategy, systems thinking, and strategic foresight to help organizations design a more equitable future. Salvador co-led an evaluation of the California Arts Council’s grantmaking strategy in 2020 and is a founding faculty member of the Leaders of Color Network. He teaches at the University of San Francisco and contributed to the book A New Role for Museum Educators. Salvador is a regular speaker on DEIA topics and delivered a TED Talk titled “I’m Mestizo.”