Aparna Rae — Co-Founder
Every leader I work with wants the same thing: an organization where people genuinely thrive, not just survive, and where strong performance doesn't require burning anyone down to achieve it. Most of them have tried. Engagement surveys. Culture initiatives. Leadership training. And most will quietly admit: nothing fundamentally changed. Here's why: they're trying to humanize workplaces without changing the structures that make them inhumane. Layering empathy onto extraction. Performing values while practicing hierarchy. The truth is - the conditions that produce genuine performance and human dignity are identical. Trust, voice, shared power, psychological safety. You cannot optimize for one while dismantling the other. You cannot extract your way to a future worth working in. That's the conversation I bring to every stage and every workshop. My work helps progressive leaders - at Fortune 1000 companies, nonprofits, and philanthropies - make three shifts: redistribute power structurally, build democratic practice into daily operations, and rewrite the culture code that taught everyone that suffering is the price of achievement. 15 years building at the intersection of equity, data, and organizational change. Three companies founded. 20,000 women of color organized through Future for Us. $300M in grant-making redirected to BIPOC-led organizations through Moving Beyond. Featured in SXSW. Forbes. Business Insider. If your organization is ready for a different kind of conversation about work, power, and what's possible - let's talk. 📩 hello@aparnarae.com | aparnarae.com
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Social Impact Strategist with expertise in organizational change and equity.
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Experience: 21 yrs 1 mo
Career Highlights
- 15 years of experience in equity and organizational change.
- Founded three companies focused on social impact.
- Successfully organized 20,000 women of color through Future for Us.
Work Experience
Circle Back Club
Co Host (2 mos)
Self-employed
Strategic Advisor (5 mos)
Planette AI
Chief Operating Officer (2 mos)
Advisor (2 yrs)
Moving Beyond
Advisor (1 yr)
Founder [Exited] (4 yrs)
Graham & Walker | Formerly FFA
VC Fund Investor (4 yrs 6 mos)
Candidate
Advisor (2 yrs 11 mos)
Future For Us
Co-Founder (1 yr 7 mos)
GCE Lab School
Product Advisor (1 yr 3 mos)
Teach For All
Fellow - Transformational Learning and Leadership (0 mo)
Teach For India
Product Lead (Firki.co) (1 yr 5 mos)
Aparna Rae | Social Impact Strategist
Program Strategy (1 yr 11 mos)
Project Feast
Co-Founder (1 yr 1 mo)
Neighborhood House
Program Manager - Youth Development and Post Secondary Success (2 yrs 5 mos)
The University of British Columbia
Lecturer (1 yr 5 mos)
St. Charles Community Unit School District 303
Dual Language Teacher [English-Spanish] (9 mos)
Northern Illinois University
Graphic Designer (4 yrs)
Education
ABD at The University of British Columbia
B.S. at Northern Illinois University
