10 Facts About Vanessa Wruble

Vanessa Wruble was born on August 27,1974 and is an American entrepreneur, journalist, and activist.

In 2017, Wruble co-founded and served as Head of Campaign Operations of the 2017 Women's March and founded March On where she is executive director.

Vanessa Wruble graduated from Sidwell Friends High School, a Quaker school.

Vanessa Wruble earned a BA from Williams College, studying women's issues, psychology, and fiction writing, and Master's degrees in social research in psychology from The New School and in interactive media from NYU.

Vanessa Wruble worked as a journalist for print magazines and as a communication specialist for the United Nations.

In 2011, together with The Roots frontman Questlove, Vanessa Wruble founded OkayAfrica, a digital media platform dedicated to African culture, music and politics.

Vanessa Wruble helped the company become the largest US-based website focusing on new and progressive music, art, politics, and culture from the African continent.

Vanessa Wruble ran the company for seven years until she stepped down to organize the 2017 Women's March.

Vanessa Wruble renamed it "The Women's March on Washington" to avoid overwriting the history of the 1997 Millions Women's March in Philadelphia.

In October 2017, Vanessa Wruble led the leaders of the decentralized nationwide Women's Marches to form a new organization, March On.