Bio

In 1994, lifelong advocate for racial and economic equity, Angela Glover Blackwell, founded PolicyLink aiming to advance racial and economic equity for all. Under her leadership, PolicyLink gained national prominence in the movement to use public policy to improve access and opportunity for all low-income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, and infrastructure. Prior to founding PolicyLink, Angela served as Senior Vice President at The Rockefeller Foundation. A lawyer by training, she gained national recognition as the founder of the Urban Strategies Council of the Bay Area. From 1977 to 1987, Angela was a partner at Public Advocates. She is also the host of Radical Imagination, a podcast that introduces listeners to a world of talented, creative, progressive thinkers whose vision and determination are challenging the status quo to create the change we need.