Amara Enyia JD, PhD is a strategist working at the local, national and international level in the realm of public policy, advocacy and organizing. She serves as Co-Executive Director for the Movement for Black Lives, as Senior Fellow and Senior Director of Global Initiatives at the Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy at The New School in New York City, and leads the transnational advocacy project, Global Black.  Dr. Enyia also chairs the International Civil Society Working Group for the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent and the Global Economic Systems, Institutions, and Policy Working Group, a group of economists and global economists working on issues of monetary sovereignty, debt, and transformation of economic systems and frameworks. Dr. Enyia serves as the Chair of the Steering Committee for the Global Litigation and Advocacy Network for People of African Descent.  Dr. Enyia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She also holds a master’s degree in education, a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics, a law degree where she focused on international law, and a PhD in Education Policy with a methodological specialization in Evaluation. Dr. Enyia serves on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Community Loan Fund amongst other organizations, and maintains fluency in Igbo, English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.