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Portia Allen-Kyle

Executive DirectorColor of Change Education Fund

Biography

Portia is a civil rights attorney and public policy expert with a track record of advancing equity across external programs and internal operations in nonprofit, government, and academic settings. She currently serves as the Executive Director at Color Of Change, a digital-first organization leveraging campaigns, organizing, and narrative pressure against government and corporations to act on racial justice and civil rights. In this capacity, she leads the organization’s strategic advocacy, including devising a robust strategy in support of IRS modernization, Direct File, and tax justice as a means to address the racial wealth gap for Black families. She was appointed by the Biden-Harris administration as Sr. Advisor for equity, policy & stakeholder engagement in the Office of Civil Rights at the USDOT under Sec. Pete Buttigieg. Portia has spent her career advancing civil rights and liberties through a race equity lens engaging/strategizing with legislators and stakeholders.