Archives: People
Snigdha Sur
By ADCOLOR September 4, 2020 |Snigdha is passionate about diversifying storytelling. The Juggernaut is a Y Combinator- and Precursor Ventures-backed media company and community for South Asians and the South Asia-curious. She has worked at McKinsey and advised BuzzFeed, Quartz, Amazon Studios, Scroll.in, and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. She got her MBA at Harvard and BA in Economics & South […]
Brittany Packnett Cunningham
By ADCOLOR September 4, 2020 |In the words of President Obama, Brittany Packnett is a leader “whose voice is going to be making a difference for years to come.” A former nonprofit executive and educator, Packnett has committed her life to the pursuit of social justice. She was appointed to both President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing and […]
Attica Jaques
By ADCOLOR September 4, 2020 |Attica Jaques, Head of Global Brand Marketing for Consumer Apps at Google. Prior to joining Google, Attica was the SVP of Brand Management at Under Armour and the VP of Global Brand at Gap. She received the honor of Advertising Age’s “Women to Watch” list and recently named one of the most influential women in […]
April Reign
By ADCOLOR September 4, 2020 |April practiced law for over 15 years, but her life took an unexpected turn when the lack of people of color in the 2015 Oscars nominations compelled her to tweet a now-famous hashtag: #OscarsSoWhite. She has now partnered with Overture Global, a New York-based media company, to launch Ensemble, a digital content studio to accelerate […]
Anjali Forber-Pratt, Ph.D.
By ADCOLOR September 4, 2020 |Anjali J. Forber-Pratt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Human and Organizational Development with secondary appointments in the Department of Special Education and Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Her primary area of research relates to disability identity development. She presents regularly at state, national, and international conferences […]
Isha is a marketing expert & a strategy executive who has managed brands netting $0.5B+ in annual revenues with organizations like Henkel & Nestle, & consulted for Fortune 100 client organizations. As a former engineer & an MBA with focus in Marketing, she brings the best of both worlds to her practice – quantitative analysis […]
Amara La Negra
By ADCOLOR September 4, 2020 |International Entertainer. Entrepreneur. Model. Performer. Philanthropist. Spokesperson Amara is the embodiment of the woman of today who was created with a hint of the past and a twist of tomorrow. With a Spanish and Caribbean background, the songstress describes herself as eccentric, vibrant, and ambitious. Amara La Negra, born Diana Danelys De los Santos, is […]
Kaitlyn Yang
By ADCOLOR September 1, 2020 |With more than a decade of film industry experience, Kaitlyn Yang is the founder Alpha Studios, a visual effects company. Kaitlyn has more than 50 credit to her name, including “Robot Chicken,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” Kaitlyn’s insights on diversity and leadership have been published in Variety, Emmy Magazine, and LA Times. Kaitlyn holds a BA […]
Jenny Yang
By ADCOLOR September 1, 2020 |Jenny Yang is a former labor organizer turned stand up comedian, writer and actor who is one of Variety’s “10 Comics To Watch for 2020.” She is a writer for “Last Man Standing” on Fox and the creator of “Comedy Crossing” a hit standup comedy show held inside the Animal Crossing video game and watched […]