Ivory Toldson

Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is the Director of Education Innovation and Research at the NAACP, leading efforts to enhance educational and economic outcomes for children and families of color. With over 15 years of experience as a professor of counseling psychology at Howard University, he also serves as the editor-in-chief of The Journal of Negro Education. Dr. Toldson was an appointee of President Barack Obama, serving as the executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is a bestselling author, renowned speaker, and media commentator advocating for policies that empower African Americans and debunk stereotypes.