Jackie D. Jenkins

Jackie D. Jenkins is a humanitarian, change leader and empowerment advocate who spends her time igniting people to transform oppressive conditions for those who experience all forms of social and economic injustice. As a Transformational Leadership Coach and Organizational Change Strategist, she has helped to transform the hearts, minds, and habits of purposeful people in progressive places like the Coalition of Essential Schools, The New School University and United Way of New York City. A teacher and healer at her core, Jackie’s gift is using love, knowledge and wisdom to inspire people to act with boldness and humility on their journeys to transform themselves, their organizations and their communities in a complex and inequitable world. She possesses unique multidisciplinary expertise in feminist, ethnic & cultural studies, education, change leadership and social-organizational psychology. She frequently collaborates with innovative thought leaders and practitioners across the business, government, education, social and philanthropic sectors, and she holds several advanced degrees from Princeton, Stanford, and Columbia University.