Our People

We are building a future where all people—no matter their race and class—have power, choice, and ownership over the economy.

Co-CEOs: Sandhya Nakhasi, Jennifer Njuguna, Jessica Feingold

Common Future is multiracial, women-led, with a staff and board that are both majority people of color. We are audacious, expansive, and unapologetic thinkers and doers who bring lived experience to the problems we tackle.

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Our Board

Get to know the leaders who guide and shape our Common Future.

Director, Nonprofit Finance Fund | Meadow is a Director at Nonprofit Finance Fund, where she makes the language and tools of financial management accessible to help mission-driven organizations gain the financial knowledge they need to drive impact. She advises nonprofits and funders on strategic financial issues like financial literacy, effective capitalization, and planning for change and sustainable adaptability.

Jennifer Njuguna, Esq., she/her/hers, is an executive leader, lawyer, organizational strategist, future of work leader, and champion of racial and economic justice. She is Co-CEO of Common Future, after serving as Chief Operating Officer, where she designed and implemented a suite of equitable initiatives including a 4-day-workweek, compensation audits, sustainable leadership structures, and where alongside the CEO, she led Common Future’s organizational growth, including through two acquisitions. Jennifer is also a Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity (AFRE) and part of the broader Atlantic Institute community of Global Fellows— a catalytic, lifelong community of leaders.

Prior to joining Common Future, Jennifer founded JSN Strategies, LLC, consulting with nonprofits and small businesses on strategy, organizational culture, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She also served as the first Chief Strategy Officer at Brooklyn Community Services (BCS), a human service organization supporting thousands to access a variety of direct services. She came into this role after having served as BCS’s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Before joining BCS, Jennifer helped U.S. based and international K-12 education leaders build capacity to serve students at the Education Delivery Institute, and she worked as a Health Justice Staff Attorney at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, using a community lawyering model to partner with community based organizations to address racial inequity in health. Before transitioning to the social sector, Jennifer began her career as a Litigation Associate at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Meagher, and Flom, LLP.

Jennifer is admitted to practice law in New York and has a J.D. from the New York University School of Law where she was an AnBryce Scholar, recipient of the Gary E. Moncrieffe Award for Outstanding Student in Racism and Law, and where she completed the Equal Justice Initiative Capital Defender Clinic in Montgomery, AL. She also has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan.

Senior Director, Arrow Impact | Jorge Blandón is Senior Director at Arrow Impact, a private foundation focused on addressing barriers to economic opportunity for low-income individuals and on improving the efficiency of the philanthropic ecosystem. Prior to Arrow Impact, Jorge served as Executive Vice President of UpTogether (formerly Family Independence Initiative), where he oversaw strategic planning, technology, analytics, and impact measurement.

Torain is the founder and principal of Torain Advisory, LLC, a strategy and management consulting practice that provides organizational development, advisory services, and executive management support to leaders and activists committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Her work is rooted in a deep passion for increasing investments in communities and leaders of color, championing philanthropic innovation, and advocating for racial justice and intersectional equity.

Join our team.

We’re looking for driven, passionate individuals to help us build economic power and wealth in communities adversely impacted by racial and economic injustice. We provide full benefits, a 4-day work week, and a culture of support, trust, flexibility, and sustainability to prioritize the well-being of our staff and their families.