alencia johnson

Alencia Johnson is an award-winning cultural commentator, author, political advisor, and leader at the intersection of social impact and culture change, uniquely experienced at marrying cultural cornerstones -- advocacy, politics, corporate and entertainment -- together for good. She is the Founder of 1063 West Broad — a social impact consultancy and media company connecting brands, organizations and people to purpose driven solutions. Her debut book, “Flip The Tables: The Everyday Disruptor’s Guide to Finding Courage and Making Change” will be published in March 2025.

She has worked for the presidential campaigns of President Barack Obama and Sen. Elizabeth Warren and was a senior advisor to both President Biden 2020 campaign and Vice President Harris’ 2024 campaign. Alencia also held national roles at Planned Parenthood and GEICO -- leading efforts in each organization to address systemic issues facing marginalized communities through brand, engagement and narrative strategies. During her six years at Planned Parenthood, she was one of the architects behind the “Stand With Black Women” branding and framework as well as led the organization’s election media strategies with Secretary Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Alencia has been recognized by Harvard University with a "Woman of the Year" award, EBONY Magazine’s “Power 100” list of influential African Americans, PRWeek’s “40 Under 40” list and more. Her board service includes the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation’s Social Justice Fund as well as Human Rights First and she was appointed to the Virginia Council on Women by Governor Ralph Northam. She is currently a Georgetown University Institute of Politics Fellow.

Alencia is a sought-after thought leader and cultural critic regularly featured on MSNBC, CNN, ABC, BET, NPR, Washington Post, ESSENCE, Glamour and more.