Carmen Arce-Bowen

COO, The Partnership, Boston

**Carmen Arce-Bowen** is the COO The Partnership, a Boston based organization focused on attracting, developing, and retaining professionals of color in the region. Prior to joining The Partnership, Arce-Bowen served as Director of Personnel and Administration in the office of Governor Deval Patrick overseeing and managing all matters related to high-level personnel transactions in the executive branch. She currently serves on the board of Buckingham Browne and Nichols School, WBUR, the leadership board of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the newly created Governor’s Council on Latino Empowerment. She also served on the boards of Emerge MA, the MA Commission on the Status of Women, MassVote and the Chelsea Collaborative. In 2022, Tufts University recognized Arce-Bowen with a 2021 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. The Boston Business Journal named Arce-Bowen as one of its 2018 40 Under 40 honorees. Originally from Mexico, Arce-Bowen graduated with a LL.B from Universidad Panamericana Law School in Guadalajara Mexico, a LL.M from Suffolk University Law School and a MALD degree from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.