Mike de la Rocha is a strategist, musician, and one of the most effective change makers of our generation. As co-founder of Revolve Impact, an award-winning social change agency, and Tepito Coffee, a successful social enterprise that he co-founded with Emmy-nominated actor Richard Cabral, Mike is behind several of the largest policy victories and cultural shifts in United States history. Highlights include founding Artists for 47, a coalition assembled to pass California’s historic Proposition 47 that has impacted more than 1.5 million people and led to the largest record change effort in U.S. history, launching the Justice Policy Network, the country’s first bi-coastal fellowship focused on increasing the number of leaders in government advancing a new safety agenda, and producing #SchoolsNotPrisons, an engagement strategy for communities most impacted by mass incarceration.As co-founder of Tepito Coffee, Mike is also working to revolutionize a direct-to-consumer business model to disrupt traditional coffee structures and practices. From farm to cup, Tepito Coffee is working to create the first fully integrated coffee supply chain where farmers own and run everything from the land to the distribution. Launched in 2021, Tepito Coffee has already built a global following distributing throughout the United States and México. Mike’s impact portfolio includes serving as Director of Strategic Partnerships for Californians for Safety and Justice, Legislative Deputy for L.A. City Council Member (and current U.S. Congressman) Tony Cárdenas, and Policy Advisor for the LA Human Relations Commission. His work in utilizing music and culture for social change spans four continents where he has worked alongside notable cultural icons such as Harry Belafonte, Dolores Huerta, and John Legend. He is one of GOOD Magazine’s top 100 people changing the world, recipient of the AFL- CIO’s Justice, Peace and Freedom Award, a Shorty Social Good Award for Social Justice recipient, and a top innovator in America, as listed by Stanford Social Innovation Review. A much sought after motivational speaker and impact consultant, Mike has developed expertise in coalition-building, content creation, and multi-platform impact. He has performed and spoken across the United States and around the world, including engagements at South by Southwest, TED-x, Chicago Ideas Week, Summit Series, Interdependence Day, Amnesty International, as well as other events in México, France, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
Listed skills include Community Outreach, Fundraising, Public Policy, Public Speaking, and 18 others.
