The False Distribution of Power with Robert Raben

The R.A.C.E. Podcast

Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 3 of The R.A.C.E. Podcast. Today I am in conversation with Robert Raben, President and Founder of The Raben Group. Robert is a dynamic individual with a heart that matches his passion for his work. There are many jewels and “odes to the greats” within our conversation and I really hope that it is one that leave you inspired to continue in action. A special thank you to Robert for his work and his time.

Meet Robert Raben:

Robert is a “strategist's strategist” on a lifelong mission to inject humanity, common sense, equity, and justice into the fabric of American politics and culture. Since its founding in 2002, Raben has grown to include a diverse team of 100+ experts, consultants, activists, and communicators working tirelessly to change the faces of power in public policy, media, education, business, philanthropy, the arts, and more.
With decades of experience as an attorney, senior Hill staffer, and assistant attorney general, Robert easily navigates legal subtleties and powers through political realities. Robert was the first openly gay man to receive Senate confirmation, and to lead in a law enforcement agency.
Beyond his work with the firm, Robert has served on the boards of game-changing entities, including The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, NRDC, the UnidosUS Action Fund, President Barack Obama’s My Brothers’ Keeper Alliance. the American Constitution Society, the Alliance for Justice, the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, the Mississippi Center for Justice, and more.
As a serial NGO entrepreneur, Robert has started initiatives impacting the leadership of our country, including Friends of the Museum of the American Latino, the March on Washington Film Festival, and Green 2.0. Robert hails from Miami and holds degrees from the Wharton School and the New York University Law School.

Listen in as Robert shares:

• How his identities, particular his identity as Jewish shape him and inform his work
• What Racial Equity means
• What keeps him anchored and whom are his sources of support
• Why he created the Raben Group and his vision for the firm
• What he wants folks to know, do, or feel, in this work
• And more

Connect with Robert Raben:

• Website: The Raben Group
• LinkedIn: Robert Raben
• TedTalk: Battle Soldiers: Telling the Truth About Civil Rights History

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