Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, as a second-generation immigrant. She graduated high school at the top of her class and in 2018, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, & Economics. She worked as a banking analyst at Wells Fargo and is now a product manager at Facebook, where she uses her background and knowledge to empower communities. She has been featured on NPR's Latino USA and delivered a viral Ted Talk on finding opportunity and stability in the U.S. while examining flaws in narratives that simplify and idealize the immigrant experience. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.