Jessyca Dudley (she/her/hers)
Founder & CEO, Bold Ventures

Jessyca Dudley (she/her) is an experienced social sector leader and strategic advisor who has supported individuals and organizations to shape their strategy, implementation, and learning to advance racial equity. As the founder and CEO of Bold Ventures, she leads a dynamic team and develops strong and trusting relationships with clients through facilitation and stakeholder engagement that enhances the impact of their efforts. Jessyca’s prior leadership roles include serving as the Executive Director of Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy, as a Director at Arabella Advisors where she developed new strategy approaches and advocated for investment in BIPOC communities, and as the Gun Violence Prevention program officer for the Joyce Foundation.

Takema Robinson (she/her/hers)
CEO/Founder, Converge Consulting

Mother, Entrepreneur, Author, Social Justice Strategist, Philanthropist, Art Collector and Curator, Takema Robinson is the CEO and founder of Converge, a national social justice consulting firm, whose purpose is to accelerate the creation of a radically just new world where communities of color thrive. With over 20 years of experience in strategic philanthropy, policy advocacy, and fundraising, Takema has built a company with clients like the American Civil Liberties Union, the Ford Foundation, the Packard Foundation, Blue Meridian Partners and Steven Speilberg’s Hearthland Foundation, representing over $100 billion in philanthropic investment worldwide.

Darren Isom (he/him/his)
Partner, The Bridgespan Group

Darren Isom is a partner in the San Francisco office of The Bridgespan Group, a global social impact consulting and advisory firm working with nonprofits, NGOs, philanthropists, and investors. Before Bridgespan he worked as the art, design, and public programming director for Times Square Alliance, planning and implementing programming for public art and performance initiatives throughout the Times Square District. Prior to working at Times Square Alliance, Darren served as VP of Programs for Groundwork, a start-up youth services organization in East New York, Brooklyn, helping young people in underserved communities develop their strengths and skills through experiential learning and enrichment programs. He was the founder and executive director of the Memphis Music Initiative (MMI), an ambitious five-year, $20M grantmaking and community arts development initiative. Darren also speaks and writes on racial equity in philanthropy. His recent publications include: “Endow Black-Led Nonprofits” (Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2021), and “Race and Place-based Philanthropy: Learnings from Funders Focused on Equitable Impact” (http://Bridgespan.org, 2021). He currently serves on the board of Beloved Community of New Orleans; Collage Dance Collective of Memphis; Springboard to Opportunities in Jackson, MS; Kingmakers of Oakland; The Mondavi Center for the Performing arts in Davis, California; and The Sciences Po American Foundation.