Myesha Braden

Myesha Braden is a highly accomplished civil rights attorney and former federal prosecutor known for her expertise in establishing and managing new programs and practice areas.

She served as the Inaugural Director for the Criminal Justice Project at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and has held various significant roles in the federal government, including Senior Policy Advisor for the White House Domestic Policy Counsel's Office of Urban Affairs, Justice & Opportunity.

Myesha Braden is a creative thinker with a proven track record of designing and implementing new litigation and policy programs. Her educational background includes studying JD with an Environmental Law Certificate at Tulane University Law School and a BS in Urban Forestry from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge.

Throughout her career, she has been associated with prestigious organizations such as the U.S. Department of Justice, where she served as Associate Deputy Attorney General, and the Alliance for Justice, where she was the Director of Special Justice Initiatives.

Myesha Braden has also made significant contributions as the Chief Counsel for Justice System Reform at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and as a Trial Attorney/Legislation & Policy Counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. Additionally, she has experience working on international legal matters as a Trial Attorney/Intermittent Legal Advisor for Human Trafficking to the Republic of Indonesia at the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division.

Her diverse professional background includes roles such as Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Assistant Corporation Counsel at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, and Senior Policy Advisor detailed from the Department of Justice to the Executive Office of the President at The White House.