Jessica Byrd

Jessica Byrd is a Black feminist activist best known for her work as Chief of Staff to Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, and her tenure as national training director at women's rights PAC EMILY's List. She currently works as a founding partner of Three Point Strategies, a political consulting firm aimed at the mission of getting more Black women into elected offices at all levels of government. She also sits on the boards for Black Feminist Future and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective.

Byrd was born in Columbus, Ohio, where she was a mentee of arts educator Bettye Stull and a graduate of the Columbus Alternative High School. Byrd is queer. "12 New Faces of Black Leadership", Time Magazine "Time 100", Time Magazine, 2021