Brittany Packnett Cunningham is a leader at the intersection of culture, justice and policy. As an activist, educator and writer, she builds platforms to activate everyday people to take transformative action for justice.

Brittany serves as Vice President of Social Impact at BET, is an NBC News political analyst and host of UNDISTRACTED, an intersectional news and justice podcast. Brittany is also the founder and principal of Love & Power Works, a full-service social impact and equity agency. 

Brittany is the former co-host of iHeart Radio’s Best Political Podcast of 2019, Pod Save The People and her TED Talk on confidence has been translated into 22 languages and garnered over 7 million views worldwide, making it one of the top ten most popular TED Talks of 2019.  Brittany’s debut book, We Are Like Those Who Dream: Black Women Speak, is forthcoming.

Brittany is a former elementary teacher, education executive, and policy advisor, and non-profit leader. In the past, Brittany held top roles at Teach For America, was a Congressional legislative aide, and a 3 time fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, leveraging her broad skillset on wide-ranging justice issues from public education to racial justice. Brittany was a member of President Obama’s 21st Century Policing Task Force and the Ferguson Commission, helping lead the country and her community through change during times of tumult.

Brittany graced the covers of British Vogue and Essence Magazine, been listed as one of Time’s 12 New Faces of Black Leadership, and has been honored by BET, Beyonce.com, Politico Magazine, Marie Claire, The Trayvon Martin Foundation, The National Urban League, Higher Heights and more. She mentors frequently, serves on the Gucci Changemakers Council, Sephora Equity Council, and Children’s Defense Fund Action Council.  Brittany lives with her husband Reginald, an artist and photographer, and their son, the light of their lives, in the Washington, DC area.