As I walked down Treasury’s steps for the first time at the White House complex, I looked up at the East Wing, and the vivid images came rushing to my head. I pictured my parents fleeing the violence in Colombia and the stark contrast of Treasury’s polished steps with the worn, creaking steps of my childhood apartment complex. I recollected the decisive moments that brought me from my hometown of Long Beach, California to Washington, DC, where I had the honor of working with our nation’s most senior leaders, as well as our global allies and partners. [...]