Salem (she/her) is a first generation Tigrayan-American from Denver, Colorado. With a diverse background spanning corporate strategy, organizational consulting, and public service, Salem excels at navigating ambiguity, thinking critically, and translating insights into practical solutions. 

Salem’s work history includes being a Global Corporate Strategy Associate at Visa, an Organizational Strategy Consultant at Korn Ferry, and a Public Interest Fellow at the Denver Scholarship Foundation. She also has extensive community service experience and is deeply dedicated to Black Liberation and humanitarian projects. She is a burgeoning farmer and volunteers at the People’s Farm with People’s Programs. She also served s a Board Member for the Tigray Action Committee which supported ongoing relief efforts for those impacted by war in Tigray, Ethiopia. Within the Tigray diaspora, Salem facilitates space for reflections around radical politics, processing grief, and the new, free world we imagine for our people. She worked at the Tigray Community Association in Aurora, Colorado and created programming to foster intergenerational problem solving. 

In the evenings, when the sun is low, you’ll find her reading in dim light, cackling with her roommate, or cooking. Salem’s greatest joy is rooted in the love of her everyday relationships, especially those of her cousins and friends.