Joaquin Alvarado
American Public Media
Joaquin Alvarado joined American Public Media I Minnesota Public Radio in January 2010 as senior vice president for digital innovation. Alvarado leads strategic development of APM's Public Insight initiatives, and also develops models for deepening audience engagement, widening digital reach, and increasing digital revenue growth across all operating divisions.
Alvarado comes to APMIMPR from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, where as senior vice president for diversity and innovation, he led successful initiatives to broaden the reach and diversity of public media. Prior to joining the CPB, Alvarado spearheaded many key projects and companies, furthering new frameworks for public media, education and community leadership in the Internet age. In 2008, he initiated CoCo Studios, promoting media collaboration and information sharing for fiber and mobile networks. Alvarado was the founding director of the Institute for Next Generation Internet, which launched in 2005 from San Francisco State University. During his time leading INGI, the group developed the Digital Media Advisory Council and Digital Sister Cities initiatives, enabling communities across the globe to connect and advance digital growth, diversity and economic development. In 2004, Alvarado began the National Public Lightpath, which advocated for the adoption of high-speed fiber optic networks.
