Atima Omara is a nationally recognized award-winning political strategist, leader, and advocate, who currently serves as the President and Chief Strategist of Omara Strategy Group, where she provides strategic consulting to progressive candidates. A sought-after commentator and leader, Omara works at the intersection of electoral politics and issue advocacy in the progressive movement. Omara served as Special Assistant to then-Virginia Governor Mark Warner, later working as an organizer in low-income communities of color in multiple states. Omara was named to Ebony Magazine’s “Power 100” list of emerging leaders and Jet Magazine’s “40 Under 40” list.

She is author of the forthcoming book, The Instigators: How Black Women Have Been Essential to American Democracy (And What We Can Learn From Them).

An American-born child of Black immigrants, Omara holds a BA in American Studies from the University of Virginia and an MPA from George Mason University. She is also a graduate of the Women’s Campaign School at Yale, EMILY’s List, and Re:Power campaign trainings.