Please note the main title indicated here reflects the Fellow’s title during the time they were at Georgetown.

Alencia Johnson leads at the intersection of social justice and culture change, cultivating over a decade of experience marrying cultural cornerstones -- advocacy, politics, corporate and entertainment -- together to achieve justice. As Founder and Chief Impact Officer of 1063 West Broad — a social impact consultancy specializing in the intersection of culture, impact and purpose — Alencia connects brands, organizations and people to mission driven solutions. 

She has worked for the presidential campaigns of President Barack Obama, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and was a senior advisor to President Biden’s 2020 campaign. Alencia has 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. At Planned Parenthood, she was the architect behind the “Stand With Black Women” branding and framework as well as led the organization’s election press 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 and 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. 

Alencia is a sought-after thought leader and cultural critic featured on MSNBC, CNN, BET, NPR, Washington Post, ESSENCE, Glamour and more, as well as an author whose debut book published in March 2025.

The title of Alencia's discussion group was “From the Grammys to the White House”: Finding political power through culture.