About me
Diego Cartagena is the President & CEO of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, a legal services agency founded by members of the Jewish community nearly 50 years ago and dedicated to providing free legal services to low-income individuals in Los Angeles County. Diego joined Bet Tzedek in 2012 as Director of Pro Bono Programs and was promoted Vice President of Pro Bono in 2015. In 2017, Diego became Bet Tzedek’s Vice President of Legal Programs and helped launch several of the organization’s exemplary programs, including the Preventing & Ending Homelessness Project, Family Preparedness program, Harbor UCLA Medical-Legal Partnership, and Small Business Development Project. Diego assumed the position of CEO in 2020. Diego received his BA and J.D. from UCLA.
