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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, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and was a senior advisor to President Biden and Vice President Harris’ 2020 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.
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Alencia Johnson is an award-winning leader at the intersection of social impact and culture change. With a rich background of corporate, political and non-profit experience, she is a highly sought after advisor and cultural commentator. Her debut book, “Flip The Tables: The Everyday Disruptor’s Guide to Finding Courage and Making Change” will be published in March 2025.
Alencia is the Founder of 1063 West Broad — a social impact consultancy and media company connecting brands, organizations and people to purpose driven solutions. Alencia harmoniously marries cultural cornerstones – social justice, politics, corporate and entertainment – together to address today’s most pressing social issues.
Alencia was a senior advisor to President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris’ successful 2020 campaign, developing popular culture and media strategies. Earlier in the 2020 presidential cycle, she served as the national director of public engagement for Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign -- managing strategic rollouts of Senator Warren’s policy proposals utilizing principal speeches, media strategies, surrogate endorsements, cultural moments and in-person events.
Prior to that, she spent six years at Planned Parenthood’s national office, where she engaged political, media, entertainment and corporate organizations and influencers to shift mainstream culture with positive, inclusive and factual perceptions of gender equity and women’s rights. Alencia was the architect behind Planned Parenthood’s “Stand With Black Women” branding and framework, developed the framework for Planned Parenthood’s engagement with broader social justice issues, and managed cultural partnerships including the WNBA, SXSW, Sundance Film Festival, Essence Music Festival and more. On behalf of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, she developed election engagement strategies with Secretary Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
In 2012, Alencia served on the campaign to re-elect President Barack Obama, managing surrogate and influencer strategies. She began her career at GEICO’s corporate headquarters executing the company’s social responsibility communications.
Alencia is regularly seen on MSNBC, CNN, NewsOne, BET, Huffington Post Live, and featured in NPR, Washington Post, ESSENCE, Glamour and more. Alencia has been recognized on EBONY Magazine’s “Power 100” list of influential African Americans, PRWeek’s “40 Under 40” list, "The Root 100" list of influential Black leaders, as well as a "Champion in PR" by PRWeek and received the Woman of the Year Award from Harvard University’s Black Men’s Forum. 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.
A native of Virginia, Alencia received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Leadership Studies from Christopher Newport University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and currently resides in the Washington, DC area. Alencia can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @AlenciaJohnson.
