Angela Glover Blackwell

Angela Glover Blackwell is President of PolicyLink, a US research, communications, capacity-building and advocacy organisation that is guided by the belief that those closest to the nation's challenges are central to the search for solutions.

A pioneer of the community building approach to social change and a committed and skillful advocate, Angela founded PolicyLink in 1999 after serving as Senior Vice President for The Rockefeller Foundation.

A frequent and respected guest in the US media, Angela Glover Blackwell has also served on several high-profile US boards, including the Urban Institute, the James Irvine Foundation and the Foundation for Child Development.