Vanessa Thomas

Dedicated to power-shifting philanthropy, justice, and everything Black. Vanessa has spent her career disrupting philanthropy norms, from single-story African narratives in communications and pervasive anti-Black racism to the way and who donors fund. She currently works at The Black Feminist Fund, leading philanthropic advocacy, and, before this, led Global Programmes at Decolonizing Wealth Project. Vanessa currently serves as a Trustee at Forward and the Baobab Foundation and is the Co-Founder of Diasporic Development. Understanding that no one is free until we are all free, Vanessa sees Black liberation as a pathway to freedom for all!