DeNora Getachew

As CEO, Getachew works to advance DoSomething's mission of motivating young people to make positive change. She leads the organization's strategy, visioning, fundraising and marketing efforts. Getachew also works to foster a high-performing anti-racist and inclusive culture based on trust and collaboration.

Getachew most recently served as the New York Executive Director of Generation Citizen, a national nonprofit transforming how civics education is taught in our country's secondary schools. Getachew previously led issue campaigns at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and Citizens Union, a 100-year-old New York good government group, and directed policy for Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

Throughout her career, Getachew has shaped state and local law and policy on a diverse set of issues, including campaign financing of elections, education, economic development, ethics, police accountability, social services, and voting reform. She is a native New Yorker; mother of three, and a passionate advocate for an accessible, equitable, inclusive and representative democracy. She currently serves on the board, and is a founding member, of Higher Heights for America, a nonprofit dedicated to electing more progressive Black women to public office; she is a member of the Greater New York Chapter of the Links, Inc.; and the Metropolitan Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.