Xavier Santiago is a result driven community leader and film/tv producer who has spent his career advancing the needs of everyday New Yorkers by fighting for equity of opportunity, affordable housing and safe neighborhoods.
As the chair of Community Board 11, Xavier advocates for the needs of a culturally diverse community. For 15 years, his work played a central role in local hiring initiatives, affordable housing development and environmental and health policies. Through Xavier’s leadership, many of the board’s positions have become policy positions of our city and state, or legislative outcomes to the benefit of our community.