Past Speaking Engagements
2021
January 7-8, 2021 - Kindred.live podcast & office hours
January 28, 2021 - Colby Sawyer College - Virtual
January 28, 2021 - Sony Music, Virtual
January 28, 2021 - Macquarie DEI Microaggression conversation
February 24, 2021 - University of San Diego Black History Month - Imposter to Impact
March 3, 2021 - Michigan Nonprofit Association AmeriCorps keynote
March 4-5, 2021 - Women's Heritage WPI keynote
March 9, 2021 - IG Live with Kieran from Opportunity Hub
March 11, 2021 - CNBC BlackGirl44 Scholarship interview
March 24, 2021 - WJLA Good Morning Washington interview
March 25, 2021 - Ford Foundation Hot Take Conversation
March 29, 2021 - Project Sync: Mitigating Aggressions
April 2, 2021 - Columbia Business School Fireside Chat
April 23, 2021 - Boys & Girls Club of America Military Teen summit
April 29, 2021 - NPR Marketplace
June 1, 2021 - Third Shift Media presentation
June 3, 2021 - Github Leading Through Challenging conversation
June 8, 2021 - Burberry
June 23, 2021 - Betterment - Impost to Impact - The Deesha Dyer Story
August 4, 2021 - Mill Summit Keynote Address
August 12, 2021 - Summersalt
August 31, 2021 - Toyota
November 9, 2021 - Spotify
November 11, 2021 - Trenton Rescue Mission
2020
January 23, 2020 - Rescheduled: Leaders in Lowell with Deesha Dyer - Lowell, Massachusetts
February 8, 2020 - Harvard Kennedy School Public Policy Leadership Conference
February 12, 2020 - Excellence Girls Middle School - Brooklyn, New York
February 20, 2020 - BizBash Florida - Pop-Up at Connect 2020 - Kissimmee, Florida
February 24, 2020 - Black History Month In Conversation - Private Corporate Event - Totowa, New Jersey
February 25, 2020 - Black History Month In Conversation - Private Corporate Event - New York, New York
February 26, 2020 - Lena Horne Prize Student Workshop - New York, New York
March 28, 2020 - Keynote - EmpowerHER EmpowerME Summit - Washington, DC
May 1, 2020 - Black Girls Travel Too Instagram Live
June 14, 2020 - Association of Harvard Black Women: Elevating Black Voices, Racial Justice & Healing
2019
February 1, 2019 / In Conversation- Community College for International Development Annual Summit - San Diego, California
February 3, 2019 / In Conversation - Butler University SGA Leadership Summit - Indianapolis, Indiana
February 5, 2019 - Conde Nast ‘Unlock Your Potential’ event - New York, New York
February 28, 2019 - Panel, The Halls of Hope: Voices from Obama’s West Wing - Brooklyn, New York
March 1, 2019 - In Conversation, West Side High School, Newark, New Jersey
April 1, 2019 - Panel, Women Who Championed Change in the Obama Administration, Harvard University - Boston, Massachusetts
April 24, 2019 - In Conversation, The Creative Collective - The Power Within - Brooklyn, New York
May 5, 2019 - Keynote, Women In Travel Summit - Portland, Maine
May 7, 2019 - In Conversation with Valerie Jarrett, The Wing Flatiron - New York, New York
May 30, 2019 - In Conversation, Women in Nonprofit Leadership, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 5, 2019 - Bronx Community College Foundation Scholarship Gala - New York, New York
June 26, 2019 - In Conversation, Los Angeles, CA (PRIVATE)
July 20, 2019 - Keynote / Game Changers Breakfast - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
July 26, 2019 - In Conversation , White House Historical Association, Washington, DC
September 29, 2019 - Moderator - Audacity Fest - Memphis, Tennessee
2019 cont.
September 30, 2019 - Speaker, Controlling Your Narrative in Politics, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Fellowship, Cambridge, Massachusetts
October 3, 2019 - Panelist - Stories from a State Dinner: Diplomacy is in the Details with Capricia Marshall, Harvard Kennedy School John F. Kennedy Forum, Cambridge Massachusetts
October 7, 2019 - Speaker - Battling Imposter Syndrome, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Fellowship, Cambridge, Massachusetts
October 17, 2019 - Moderator - In Conversation with Gayle King, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Fellowship, Cambridge, Massachusetts (PRIVATE)
October 21, 2019 - Speaker - The Politics of Entertaining in Politics, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Fellowship, Cambridge, Massachusetts
October 23, 2019 - In Conversation - BizBash Live, New York, New York
October 25, 2019 - In Conversation - Tarrant Community College, Global Learning Summit, Fort Worth, Texas
October 28, 2019 - In Conversation - NASPA Regional Conference, Fargo, North Dakota
October 29, 2019 - Keynote at Microsoft - Seattle, Washington (PRIVATE)
November 4, 2019 - Speaker, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Fellowship, Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 12, 2019 - Moderator, In Conversation with Alyssa Mastromonaco, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Fellowship, Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 21, 2019 - One Step Closer Film Panel - Raleigh, NC
November 25, 2019 - Morning Prayers at Harvard Memorial Church, Cambridge, MA
November 25, 2019 - City of Worcester Speaker Series - Worcester, MA
2018
February 28, 2018 - Greater Jackson Arts Council, Black History Month Event at Tougaloo College - Woodsworth Chapel. 10:00am - 11:00am, FREE. Text 'DEESHA' to 44222 to reserve your seat, Jackson, MS
March 14, 2018 - Panel, The Montiers - An American Story - Philadelphia, PA , Click here for article detailing the Montier Family story.
March 15, 2018 - Washington, DC (PRIVATE)
March 17, 2018 - Keynote - National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Madame CJ Walker Luncheon - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 29, 2018 - Talk - Women's History Month Celebration at Rutgers University - Camden, NJ
April 13, 2018 - In Conversation - National Association of Black Journalists Region Conference Opening - New York, NY
April 28, 2018 - Panel - PowHERful Summit - Washington, DC (for girls/women ages 14-23)
May 3, 2018 - Panel - Philly Tech Week - Philadelphia, PA
June 2, 2018 - Commencement Address, Verde Valley School - Sedona, Arizona
June 7, 2018 - In Conversation - Executive Leadership Support Summit Forum - Washington, DC
June 14, 2018 - Moderator - Beating the Odds Summit, Washington, DC
July 27, 2018 - In Conversation, Washington DC (Details Forthcoming)
July 28, 2018 - Game Changers Empowerment Breakfast - Harrisburg, PA
August 23, 2018 - North Carolina Justice Center Luncheon: Let Her Rise: A Conversation on Workplace Equity for Women - Charlotte, NC
August 25, 2018 - Keynote Conversation - Duke Women's Center Annual Breakfast - Durham, NC
September 25, 2018 - Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum - New York, NY —— BUY WEST WINGERS BOOK HERE!
October 5, 2018 - Conference for Community College Advancement - Rancho Mirage, CA
October 13, 2018 - In Conversation - Women4Change Indiana - Indianapolis, IN
November 17, 2018 / Panel - United State of Women, Galvanize PA - Philadelphia, PA
December 12, 2018 - 92Y Conversation for West Wingers Book - New York, NY: BUY WEST WINGERS BOOK HERE!
2017
October 7, 2017 / Keynote - Sparked to SOAR Summit - Las Vegas, Nevada
October 12, 2017 / In Conversation - Together Tour - Washington, DC
October 14, 2017 - TEDx Sedona - Sedona, Arizona
November 10, 2017 - Honoree at Black Girls Vote Gala - Baltimore, Maryland
December 3, 2017 - Keynote - Women's Leadership Institute - Amelia Island, Florida
December 9, 2017 - Panel - FGF Weekend - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania