Uma Mishra-Newbery is a feminist strategist, movement architect, and former Executive Director of Women’s March Global and former Interim Executive Director of FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund. With over two decades of leadership in grassroots organising, philanthropy, and infrastructure design, she has worked at the intersection of global systems change and deep relational care—building durable, justice-centered structures to support youth-led and feminist movements worldwide.
Uma is a sought-after speaker and facilitator who brings clarity, courage, and care to global conversations on justice, leadership, and movement building. From international conferences to intimate learning spaces, she engages audiences with grounded insight on dismantling white supremacy in philanthropy and feminist movements, the possibilities of values-aligned leadership, and the power of collective action.
As an educator and strategist, Uma designs and delivers trainings for leaders, organizers, and institutions on grassroots mobilization, social justice action design, racial equity in nonprofits and global development, and transformative leadership for BIPOC and veteran communities.
She has moderated and chaired dozens of global dialogues on human rights and feminist futures, always creating space for honesty, complexity, and deep listening.
by: Lina AlHathloul and Uma Mishra-Newbery
A courageous girl follows her dream of learning to fly in this beautifully illustrated story inspired by formerly imprisoned human rights activist Loujain AlHathloul, perfect for Malala’s Magic Pencil fans.
