Nicole Taylor

Nicole Taylor is the Chief Operating Officer at Color Of Change where she manages organizational systems including administration, risk management, compliance, legal operations, governance, and security. She is in charge of implementing many of COC’s core business functions and internal operations in a way that is in line with the organization’s strategy and values.

Before joining Color Of Change, Nicole was an Associate Vice President at The Posse Foundation, which provides high-achieving students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to attend college and become leaders on campus and in the workforce. Nicole led operations and was responsible for the the Career, Alumni, Graduate & Fellowship, and Veterans Programs there. Before her time at Posse, Nicole was the Managing Director of the International Legal Foundation. In that role, she expanded the organization’s global footprint by opening two additional offices in Tunisia and Myanmar and laid the foundation for advice and assistance programs in Indonesia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Republic of Georgia. She grew the foundation’s global presence and reputation through coalition-building, rights campaigns, data-centered strategies and research. She also oversaw program performance, operations, and administration at ILF. Prior to that, she practiced in the Philadelphia area at the law firm of El-Shabazz & Harris, LLC, and as a staff attorney at the Public Defender Association of Philadelphia.

Nicole is a graduate of Howard University School of Law and Spelman College. She currently lives in Queens, NY with her family and her fancy parakeet named Howard.