Guest Profile
Name: Monique Dorsainvil
What They do: Public Policy Director at Facebook. Monique currently works in Public Policy at Facebook, leading engagement to third party think tank and advocacy organizations and was a part of the core team that spearheaded the company’s Civil Rights Audit, which looked at policy and product from an anti-discrimination lens
Company:Facebook
Noteworthy: Named a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, Monique Dorsainvil served in the Obama White House for seven and a half years, most recently as Deputy Chief of Staff to Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett. In this position, she worked with grassroots advocates, private sector leaders, celebrity influencers, and local and federal elected officials to advance policy priorities for signature issue-based initiatives including criminal justice reform, health care access, women’s leadership, LGBTQ rights and stem education.
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Monique Dorsainvil is a public policy director at Facebook. Prior to joining Facebook, Monique served in the Obama Administration as Deputy Chief of Staff to Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and the Director of Planning and Events for the Office of Public Engagement and the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, where she planned international travel and strategic, large-scale engagements for former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama around signature issue-based initiatives, including criminal justice reform, health care access, women’s leadership, LGBTQ rights, and STEM Education.
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