Portia Allen-Kyle is the Interim Executive Director of Color Of Change, a digital- first organization powered by millions of members nationwide leveraging campaigns, organizing, and narrative pressure against government and corporations to act on real solutions for racial justice. In this capacity, she leads the organization’s strategic advocacy and day-to-day operations. A Roosevelt Fellow, Portia previously served as a Biden-Harris Administration appointee as Senior Advisor for Equity, Policy, and Stakeholder Engagement in the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Transportation under Secretary Pete Buttigieg. For over 15 years, Portia has spent her career advancing civil rights and civil liberties through a lens of racial equity by crafting innovative policy reports and solutions, building and supporting coalitions, and implementing legislative and stakeholder engagement strategies. She is also the author of Advice to Thrive By: How to Use Your Resume and Cover Letter to Build Your Brand and Launch A Dynamic Public Interest Career, a book aiming to demystify public interest career trajectories for law students and young attorneys. She earned her J.D. from Rutgers Law School, her M.A. in African American Studies from Columbia University, and her B.A. in Africana Studies and Economics from Wellesley College. When she is not pursuing justice she enjoys spending time with family, traveling, attending concerts, and going to live theater shows. Portia has been featured as a speaker or quoted in print by outlets including the Washington Post, Bloomberg Law, NBC News, Associated Press, Semafor, and more.