Danielle Kristine Toussaint

Danielle Kristine Toussaint is founder and CEO of Purple Haus, a creative intelligence and strategic communications consultancy and the supporting organization to Dream Purple.

Over her twenty-year career, she has partnered with leaders at global organizations, national philanthropies, and local nonprofits to unlock the power of narrative change and strategic communications for the greater good. Previously, she founded the creative agency, She Thinks Purple, and most recently led brand marketing, partnership development, and communications strategy as Chief External Affairs Officer for NewSchools Venture Fund and the inaugural Communicator in Residence for Ascend at the Aspen Institute.

She is author of the book, Dare to Think Purple, which shares leadership insights and inspiring stories from social entrepreneurs. Her ghostwriting and self-authored pieces have been featured in publications such as Huffington Post, Forbes.com, Business Insider, and TEDx.

A first-generation Caribbean-American and proud of alumna of Yale University and University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, she is committed to expanding opportunities for the next generation of dreamers and doers.

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