Leah Hunt-Hendrix

Leah Hunt-Hendrix is an activist, political theorist, and movement builder, who writes and speaks about the new economy, solidarity, and funding progressive social movements. After time living in Egypt, Syria, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories, Hunt-Hendrix began a PhD on Religion, Ethics, and Politics at Princeton University. During that period, she became involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement out of an interest in the role of money in politics, global inequality, and the power of social movements. These experiences led her to co-found Solidaire, the Emergent Fund, and Way to Win. Solidaire is a community of donors and foundations committed to funding progressive social movements. The Emergent Fund is a partnership between Solidaire Network, Women Donors Network, Threshold Foundation, and the Democracy Alliance and moves quick resources with no strings attached to underserved communities—including immigrants, women, Muslim and Arab-American communities, Black people, LGBTQ communities, and all people of color. Way to Win is a resource and strategy hub that seeks a new approach to progressive political spending and elections, advances transformative policy, and builds lasting power. Hunt-Hendrix was born and raised in New York City. Leah is the daughter of Helen LaKelly Hunt, founder of The Sister Fund and Women Moving Millions and the granddaughter of Texas oil tycoon H.L. Hunt.