DeNora Getachew

DeNora Getachew is the Chief Executive Officer of DoSomething, a 32-year-old national nonprofit for youth-centered leadership and service. DoSomething fuels young people to change the world by taking action on the issues most pressing to them.

DeNora is a democracy lawyer who has dedicated her career to securing free and fair elections and a multiracial democracy. Her experience ranges from serving as New York Executive Director of Generation Citizen, to leading issue campaigns at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and Citizens Union. DeNora also directed policy for then-Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

DeNora has been appointed to several prominent commissions and task forces, including the New York State Public Campaign Financing Commission, the New York State Civic Readiness Task Force and Manhattan Community Board 7, where she served as Vice Chair. She serves as Chair of the Board of Higher Heights for America, a nonprofit that harnesses Black women’s political power and leadership potential. DeNora is a dedicated public servant having served on the boards of directors for organizations such as Planned Parenthood, the New York Junior League, Union Settlement and John Jay College’s Pre-Law Institute Law Advisory Board. She has served as a guest lecturer at her alma mater Fordham University, Baruch College, and Columbia University.