Minal Bopaiah is a strategic consultant with nearly 20 years of professional experience. In 2009, she founded Brevity & Wit, a strategy + design firm that helps organizations achieve the change they wish to see in the world through a unique approach that combines human-centered design, the... read more...

Minal Bopaiah is a strategic consultant with nearly 20 years of professional experience. In 2009, she founded Brevity & Wit, a strategy + design firm that helps organizations achieve the change they wish to see in the world through a unique approach that combines human-centered design, the psychology of behavior change, and the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is also a professional writer, currently working on a book about leadership and social justice with Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, President Emirita of Spelman College and Bennett College for Women and former Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art. Minal’s previous nonprofit work includes being an educational content specialist for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street and its international co-productions, and a press intern for Doctors Without Borders. Her for-profit experience includes being the Executive Editor of Subscription Insider, an online business publication for which she single-handedly generated $200,000 in annual revenues. Minal has a B.A. in English from Bowdoin College, a Master’s degree in clinical psychology from Fordham University, and was formally trained in organizational development and change leadership at Georgetown University. In 2016, she was selected as a Digital Production Fellow by Organizing for Action, the nonprofit advocacy group started by President Barack Obama.