DeJuana Thompson
DeJuana L. Thompson is a founding partner with Think Rubix, a thought equity firm specializing in creative policy-making and engagement strategy in Washington, D.C.
DeJuana Thompson is the founder of Woke Vote, an organization designed to engage, mobilize, and turn out African American voters in the South through campus and faith-based outreach, strategic media outreach, culturally relevant GOTV efforts and training for new organizers. The program made over 100,000 contacts helping to propel a Democrat from Alabama to the U.S. Senate for the first time in 25 years.
Thompson has over 15 years' worth of diverse experience serving as a political strategist and engagement specialist.
Prior to Think Rubix, Thompson served as National Deputy Director for Community Engagement and the National African American Engagement Director for the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Before working at the DNC, Thompson was appointed by the Obama White House to serve as a Senior Advisor in the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Thompson also has significant political experience, holding director-level positions with Senator Cory Booker's Senate Campaign and serving as senior-level staff for both of the Obama Presidential campaigns. Recently, Thompson’s work with the Black Church PAC produced the first-ever Presidential Candidate Conversation series specifically focused on Black millennials of faith. With over 5K in attendance, it is the largest non-traditional presidential forum hosted outside of the Democratic convention.
Thompson is a Dial Fellow with the prestigious Emerson Collective. She’s appeared on MSNBC, CNN, in Essence Magazine and the Washington Post among others as a thought leader on race, politics and social engagement strategy.
The Birmingham, Alabama native is a proud graduate of Berea College and is completing a Masters of Political Management from the George Washington University.
