DANNY IS A PROUD US AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE VETERAN,
Serving seven years on active duty in important national security missions and later in similar roles with Raytheon.
RAUL “DANNY” VARGAS
IS AN AWARD-WINNING NOTED BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADER, ACCOMPLISHED MEDIA COMMENTATOR, AND MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONAL.
Named “101 Most Influential Latinos” in America in 2020 by Latino Leaders Magazine, he is a product of the mean streets of New York City, he has created opportunities, overcome challenges, and beaten the odds all his life. He has made a mark not only in business but in the community as well.
DANNY IS THE FOUNDER / PRESIDENT OF VARCOM SOLUTIONS,
A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM.
He is Chairman Emeritus of the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino, after having led a national, bipartisan effort to successfully pass the authorization bill in Congress. He is the Secretary of the Virginia State Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights.
Vargas is a regular media commentator in both English and Spanish, appearing on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Univision, Telemundo, and more and has penned op-eds for Wall Street Journal, NBC, etc.
A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN,
Danny was an executive at AOL, France Telecom, and Global One leading multinational sales and marketing efforts in Latin America and Europe. He was Chairman of the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (a gubernatorial appointment), served as Chairman of the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce (the first Latino to chair a mainstream chamber in Virginia history) and spent several years on the board of the Northern Virginia Chamber. He recently completed a Stanford University business scaling program focused on Latino entrepreneurs.
DANNY HAS LONG ADVOCATED FOR COMMONSENSE SOLUTIONS FOR A VARIETY OF CAUSE
Workforce development, veterans support, economic development, health IT, immigration reform, transportation and more. A sought-after public speaker, Mr. Vargas is committed to keeping his community and our nation vibrant, thriving, and strong.
ACTIVE IN POLITICS AND THE COMMUNITY,
AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES IN 2015,
He was endorsed by the Washington Post where they called him “one of the region’s more impressive first-time candidates in recent memory.”
The Speaker of the Virginia House appointed him to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and a commission promoting economic opportunity for the underserved. He is Vice Chair of Leadership Fairfax, is on the Northern Virginia Regional Council for the “GO Virginia” initiative and the board of Virginia FREE and has served on boards of various nonprofits. Danny recently launched a new nonprofit in support of Latino Veterans.
SOME OF HIS AWARDS INCLUDE
SBA Minority Business Champion
Minority Business Leader of the Year
Northern Virginia Regional Leadership Award
Bridge Builder Award for Leadership
