Ludovic Blain

Ludovic Blain believes that building a multiracial democracy is vital to winning and sustaining progressive policies that improve community well being for Black, Latinx, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Indigenous, and people of color. With more than 35 years of grassroots organizing, donor organizing, and policy advocacy experience, Ludovic has built the California Donor Table into one of the country’s most established and visible state tables. He is the first person of color and immigrant in the nation to hold this position, since 2009. 

Under Ludovic’s leadership, CDT has mobilized more than $65 million across 501c3 and 501c4 tax statuses to build and sustain community wellbeing through powerbuilding, civic engagement, and community-centered policy across California. Through regional and state collaborations, he has established and sustained power-building groups that are defeating right-wing movements and candidates. With regional leaders and elected officials he’s developing mechanisms for collective and inclusive government, while building pipelines for a new generation of diverse community leaders.

Before CDT, Ludovic was a leader in building people of color-centered movements around economic justice, environmental justice, media justice, campaign finance and voting rights. Ludovic has also led capacity-building work in Haiti, Canada, Ireland, Denmark and The Gambia. His work has been featured in the SF Chronicle, LA Times, NY Times, Politico, Inside Philanthropy, 60 Minutes and other outlets.

Ludovic serves on several boards, including the State Leadership Project.