Nikishka Iyengar (she/her) has over a decade of experience in building the solidarity economy as a social entrepreneur, consultant, organizer and writer. She uses a ‘systems thinking’ and emergent strategy approach across her work in racial justice, economic development, and climate action. Nikishka believes “another world [beyond capitalism] is not only possible, she is on her way” (word to Arundhati Roy). As founder and CEO at The Guild, Nikishka develops community-owned models of land, housing and real estate as a means to build self determination for Black and other communities of color, and poor and working class communities. Nikishka is a current Loeb Fellow at Harvard University and her work has appeared in the New York Times, Next City, Nonprofit Quarterly and other publications. She is also co-host and producer of Road to Repair — a podcast exploring our journey out of a “business-as-usual” economy toward justice, solidarity and collective liberation.
