CO-FOUNDER/PRESIDENT , NEW AMERICAN FUNDING
WHY:Launched mortgage lender in 2003 with her husband, Rick Arvielo. Company debuted as No. 2 on Business Journal’s list of women-owned businesses this year, ranked by 2022 revenue of $935M. Among OC’s fastest-growing businesses between 2020 and 2022.
IN THE NEWS:Had new business school named after her at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, unveiled in April; will be ready with faculty and new dean by fall 2024. Arvielo family donated to the school to support new MBA program slated for 2025.
NOTABLE:New title marks the first business school in the U.S. to be named after a Latina woman, officials said.
