Rashad Robinson

Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change

Rashad Robinson is the President of Color Of Change, the nation's largest online racial justice organization with over 7 million members.12 He has greatly expanded the scope, voice and impact of the organization since joining in 2011.1

Under Rashad's leadership, Color Of Change has implemented winning strategies for racial justice, including12:

• Forcing corporations to stop supporting Trump initiatives and white nationalists
• Winning net neutrality as a civil rights issue
• Holding local prosecutors accountable to end mass incarceration and police violence
• Forcing over 100 corporations to abandon ALEC, the right-wing policy shop
• Changing representations of race and racism in Hollywood
• Moving tech companies like Airbnb, Google and Facebook to implement anti-racist initiatives

Rashad is widely consulted on strategies for corporate accountability, criminal justice reform, media and tech reform, culture change, and building Black political power.1 He is a sought-after speaker and appears regularly in major media outlets.12

Prior to Color Of Change, Rashad served as Senior Director of Media Programs at GLAAD, where he oversaw advocacy work and produced the GLAAD Media Awards.1 He has also held leadership roles at the Right to Vote Campaign, FairVote, and as an Adjunct Faculty member at Georgetown University.1

Rashad grew up in Riverhead, Long Island and graduated from Marymount University with a bachelor's degree in political science.2 He began practicing activism in high school, leading protests and getting involved with the NAACP.2

Under Rashad's leadership, Color Of Change has been named one of the most innovative companies by Fast Company in 2015, 2018 and 2020.2 He was also named one of the 25 members of the "Real Facebook Oversight Board" in 2020.2