Uma Mishra-Newbery is a global social justice and women’s rights leader, anti-racist and somatic facilitator and coach, former Executive Director of Women’s March Global, the initiator of the Racial Equity Index, a former organizational development and racial equity senior consultant with The Better Org, and the Interim Executive Director of FRIDA – The Young Feminist Fund.

Throughout her multifaceted career, Uma has dedicated her work to people and individuals first and has been a vocal champion and advocate for human rights defenders and their families, speaking boldly across platforms about systemic issues embedded in the global development and philanthropic sector, and has committed to continual learning and understanding as a somatic abolitionist the impact that race and white body supremacy has on the physical body and utilises this learning to lead in a grounded way through the difficult work that can present around race, racism, and racial equity within organizations. Uma is fluent in Hindi, English, and conversational French, and is a celebrated children’s picture book author.