Victoria Fortune

Director of Cultural Engagement & Executive Producer at Global Citizen

Victoria Fortune is a social impact leader with extensive experience in cultural engagement, strategic partnerships, and event production. Her career has been focused on creating positive change through various roles in the nonprofit and social impact sectors.

Professional Experience

Victoria Fortune currently serves as the Network Engagement & Experiences Lead at Pivotal Ventures, an investment company founded by Melinda Gates.1 2 Prior to this role, she held several positions at Global Citizen:

Director of Cultural Engagement & Executive Producer (July 2019 - February 2021)
Global Manager of Strategic Partnerships & Executive Producer (August 2017 - July 2019)
Outreach Coordinator (December 2016 - August 2017)
Executive Assistant to the Co-Founder, CMO, and Legal Counsel (May 2015 - December 2016)2

During her time at Global Citizen, Victoria developed campaigns and strategies that impacted communities of color around the globe. She managed high-level relationships across sectors and led initiatives driving action on issues such as criminal justice reform and social justice.1

Notable Achievements

Co-executive produced an album themed around justice with Grammy awardee Raphael Saadiq, entitled "STAND UP".1 3
Led a partnership between Common, P&G, RFK Human Rights, and Color of Change, resulting in Governor Cuomo's commitment to end cash bail in New York City in 2018.1
Organized a sold-out benefit concert at Howard University in less than two weeks, raising over $18,000 for victims of the Haiti earthquake.2

Education and Personal Interests

Victoria holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies from Howard University.2 In her spare time, she enjoys helping people cope with loss and grief through running.1 She is also a health and wellness advocate and a lover of music.4

Victoria Fortune's unique ability to inspire and organize people, combined with her experience in creating impactful partnerships, has established her as a poised leader and world-class humanitarian in the social impact sector.