Troup B. Coronado

Troup Coronado is the principal of Troup Consulting Group, a firm that advises diverse nonprofit organizations on working collaboratively with the business community. He brings a wealth of experience to his clients from his association with AT&T, where he held the position of Vice President, External Affairs—Los Angeles. He was responsible for external, governmental, and charitable affairs in the west Los Angeles area. He was also the company’s lead executive in managing relationships with national LGBT organizations.

Prior to his post as VP of External Affairs with AT&T, Troup Coronado served as Executive Director of Constituency Relations based in San Francisco where he managed AT&T’s external statewide relationships with the Hispanic; LGBT; Native American; Small Business; and Consumer Education communities. When Mr. Coronado first joined AT&T, he was Senior Director of Federal Relations in the Washington, D.C., government affairs office. In this position, he was one of the company's principal representatives to the House Members of Congress.

Before his tenure at AT&T, Coronado was Assistant Vice President for Federal Relations in the governmental affairs office for BellSouth Corporation. He also held the position of Director of Government Relations with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., where he was Sinclair's link to the U.S. Congress. Mr. Coronado advised and counseled corporate officers on federal legislation concerning the broadcast television industry.

Mr. Coronado has held various positions on Capitol Hill as well. On two occasions, he worked for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Office of the Chairman, Senator Orrin G. Hatch. Prior to that position, he served as a law clerk for the Committee and on the personal staff of Senator Hatch.

Troup Coronado is an active member of a number of organizations. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), Equality California (EQCA), “Pets Are a Wonderful Support” (PAWS), the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, (GMCLA), and AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA). He has served as the Executive Chair of the San Francisco GLAAD Media Awards event, and he was named a "Legal Rising Star" by the Washington chapter of the Hispanic National Bar Association.

Mr. Coronado earned a B.A. Degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin and received his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School. He is a native of San Antonio, Texas, and resides in Los Angeles, California.