Vernetta Walker

Vernetta Walker, J.D., is president and CEO of Walker & Associates Consulting, Inc., specializing in customized solutions for nonprofit organizations to maximize impact through exceptional board leadership and centering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Vernetta has deep experience in the nonprofit sector, having worked with hundreds of organizations over two decades, nationally and globally. Prior roles include serving as chief governance officer and senior advisor on diversity, equity and inclusion for BoardSource; associate general counsel for the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations; foundation advocacy counsel for the Alliance for Justice; and director of the Administration of Justice Grants for the Florida Bar Foundation.

Additionally, she taught Governance for Nonprofits, and DEI in Philanthropy and Nonprofits at Columbia University for five years. 

Vernetta started her career as an attorney. She received a Juris Doctor degree from Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland. Vernetta has served on multiple nonprofit boards, including March for Our Lives (founded to end gun violence), where she was proud to serve as the board chair.