stefanie brown james
Stefanie is co-founder and senior advisor of The Collective and CEO of Vestige Strategies LLC.
Stefanie Brown James is the co-founder and senior advisor of The Collective. The network of five affiliated organizations (including The Collective PAC and the Elect Black Democrats Super PAC) works to dismantle structural barriers to Black political participation and power through education, advocacy, fundraising, endorsements and electioneering.
An experienced social entrepreneur and civic engagement strategist, Stefanie also founded and serves as the CEO of Vestige Strategies LLC, alongside her husband Quentin. Clients of the consulting firm have included: The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the Environmental Defense Fund, Google and the former heads of state in Lagos, Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago.
A native of the Cleveland, Ohio, area, Stefanie has worked as the Vice President of Training and Community Engagement at EMILY’s List; as the National African American Vote Director for the 2012 Obama for America Campaign; and as National Field Director and Youth & College Division Director for the NAACP.
A frequent political contributor on ABC News, the BBC, CNN and MSNBC, Stefanie is the recipient of numerous awards including The Grio 100, the Root 100, the Cleveland NAACP Social Justice Champion Award and Social Justice honoree for the Culture Creators' Awards.
Expertise: advocacy, fundraising, endorsements, electioneering, structural barriers to Black political participation, Black political power
please direct media inquiries for stefanie james to info@yourwinningmargins.com.
relevant links:
Ms. Magazine: What Will It Take To Get a Black Woman Elected to the Senate? Collective PAC’s Stefanie Brown James Breaks it Down
Essence: Off the Clock With Stefanie Brown James, Co-Founder Of The Collective PAC
Los Angeles Sentinel: Meet the Power Couple That’s Building Black Political Power Ahead of the 2022 Midterms