Aisha Alexander-Young

Aisha Alexander-Young is a context creator, systems disruptor, philanthropic advisor, and Black wealth organizer whose career is focused on the intersection of race, place, & opportunity. She has worked tirelessly and intentionally behind the scenes as one of the leading philanthropic voices and strategists focused on Black liberation. Through her philanthropic leadership and advising, Aisha is responsible for raising over  $150 million for  Black-led movements.

Aisha currently serves as the Managing Director for  Frontline Solutions,  the premier management consulting firm sought internationally by institutions seeking to advance equity, justice, and liberation. Prior, she was the founding CEO for Giving Gap, the sole giving platform focused on cataloging and catalyzing Black-founded and led nonprofits, and was the Vice President for Strategy and Equity for Meyer Foundation, where she ideated and led the Fund for Black Change, a $25 million commitment to movement organizations in the DC Metropolitan Area. As a consultant, Aisha has worked with some of the most pivotal social change foundations, nonprofits, and movement organizations, including Dream Defenders, which she has worked with since their inception in the wake of the murder of Trayvon Martin. When asked about her impact on their work, Dream Defenders’ founder Phillip Agenw said, “Aisha completely turned our organization and work around. I know that the Dream Defenders would not exist without her. She brings creativity, thoroughness, and love to all of us, and we are stronger and still here because of it.”.

Aisha has served on a number of boards and currently serves as Governance Chair on the board of the Association for Black Foundation Executives (ABFE). Aisha is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina where she managed the campaign for the city’s first Black woman elected mayor, Viola Alexander-Lyles. She currently resides in D.C. with her husband and two daughters.