Maria Teresa Kumar is the founding President and CEO of Voto Latino and Emmy Award-nominated contributor at MSNBC.

After her College, Kumar gained a job with then-Congressman Vic Fazio (representative from California).

Now,She is the host to the show :Changing America on MSNBC.com. She is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. In 2013, ELLE Magazine named her one of the 10 most influential women in Washington, DC.

Maria Teresa was named by Hispanic Business among the 100 most influential Latino in America and PODER Magazine as one of the 20 most influential Latinos under 40. Fast Company called Maria Teresa one of the top 100 Creative Minds for her work at Voto Latino.

In October 2016, Kumar participated in a Reddit's Ask Me Anything.

Maria Teresa is married to Raj Kumar, founder of Devex, a social enterprise and media platform. In 2012, the couple had their first child, a daughter, named Lucia Mercedes Kumar.