Nedra Ginwright

Nedra Ginwright is the Chief Flourish Officer of Flourish Agenda, a national social impact organization that works with youth of color, schools, youth serving organizations, foundations, and local governments to build and implement strategies that allow young people to flourish. Nedra learned from her mother the power of stepping up as a leader, working on behalf of the voiceless, and getting involved to change social conditions.

Nedra previously co-founded and led Leadership Excellence, a non-profit organization which provided leadership development to African American youth. During her twenty- five years of working with youth of color, Nedra has seen the impact of internalized racism on youths’ physical, spiritual, and emotional health. She has also seen the profound individual and community impacts of racial healing and personal transformation. These firsthand experiences drive Nedra, who firmly believes that we cannot thrive as a community or larger society if the trauma of personal and institutional oppression is not addressed.

Nedra received the Powerful Women Making a Difference Ebony Magazine Award in 2009 and is a 2015 Echoing Green fellow.