Evlyn Andrade is a strategic, equity-driven leader with more than 20 years of experience advancing racial, environmental, and social justice across nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors. Grounded in lived experience as the daughter of immigrants and sibling to system-impacted brothers, her leadership is rooted in proximity, collaboration, and long-term movement building.

Her career bridges philanthropy, policy, and executive leadership, with a focus on directing resources and influence toward community-led solutions. She has led efforts within organizations to center environmental justice and racial equity, strengthening partnerships with grassroots communities, and has worked across local, regional, and national political campaigns to advance racial, economic, and climate justice.

A UC Berkeley graduate, Evlyn serves on the boards of The Russell Family Foundation, The Rose Foundation, and UnCommon Law, where she helps steward equity-centered governance and grantmaking. Her work reflects a lifelong commitment to shifting power, resourcing frontline leadership, and building institutions that are accountable to the communities they serve.

In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, snowboarding, meditating, and listening to audiobooks.