Business Services and Operations

Pedro Salcido
Deputy Superintendent, Business Services and Operations

Since joining the Los Angeles Unified School District in 2012, Pedro Salcido has served in a variety of roles. Appointed in November 2022, he is currently the Deputy Superintendent of Business Services and Operations overseeing the critical work and divisions that enable the school district to operate, including finance, food services, facilities, information technology, medical services, procurement, school operations, school police and transportation. Current strategic initiatives under his purview include closing the digital divide, school bus electrification and systems modernization, healthier and more appealing school meals, wireless network modernization, school building modernization projects, and zero-based budgeting.

Prior to becoming Deputy Superintendent, Mr. Salcido served as the Chief of Staff, managing all District academic and nonacademic operations and activities, while also serving as the Superintendent’s principal liaison to the Board of Education. He oversaw the execution of all Los Angeles Unified policies and was instrumental in the development of Superintendent Carvalho’s 100-Day Plan and Strategic Plan. Mr. Salcido has a demonstrated track record in expanding equitable programmatic and financial practices. Most notably, he served as the leading staff member who developed and implemented the District’s Student Equity Needs Index (SENI), an equity-based funding allocation that today has grown to distribute nearly $700 million to the neediest schools in Los Angeles Unified.

Mr. Salcido also served as the District’s Senior Executive Director of Finance and Policy, and the Director of Government Relations during which he managed state, federal and local advocacy efforts and supervised internal and external efforts related to finance, labor negotiations and general board policies. Moreover, for five years, he led the work on the initial development and implementation of the District’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), the result of which was the establishment of a system of common accountability and budget alignment with the LCAP Scorecard and broad community engagement efforts.

As a first-generation Mexican American son of immigrants and a first-generation high school and college graduate, Mr. Salcido often relies on his own lived experiences to connect with both the educational and personal experiences of the students we serve. He seeks to listen often to the perspectives of staff, students and families to effectively contribute to the decisions that shape the daily experiences of Los Angeles students and families. Mr. Salcido holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and holds dual degrees in Politics and Latin American Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz.