Nwamaka Agbo

Nwamaka is CEO of Kataly Foundation and Managing Director of Restorative Economies Fund. With a background in community organizing, policy and advocacy work on racial, social, and environmental justice issues, she is committed to projects that build self-determined communities. Prior to leading Kataly, Nwamaka built an independent consulting practice guided by her framework on Restorative Economics. As a consultant, she provided strategic guidance to community-owned and governed wealth building initiatives like Restore Oakland, Black Land & Power, and others. She serves on the board of Restore Oakland and Next River. At Mesa, she worked on her book Restorative Economics: How We Transform the World and Ourselves at the Same Time. Nwamaka is the Howard and Phyllis Friedman Fellow for an Inclusive Economy.