Dani Ayers
Chief Executive Officer
Dani Ayers is an organizational development and strategy executive committed to building and sustaining social justice infrastructure through a Black feminist lens. With leadership spanning education, Black liberation, the Arts, basic needs, and gender equity, she focuses on the intersections that drive lasting change.
Early in her career, Dani saw that organizations doing critical equity work often lacked the infrastructure to sustain their impact. After earning her Master’s in African American Studies from Temple University, she became Managing Director of a Black Arts organization in North Philadelphia, where she witnessed how under-resourced Black and Brown communities struggled to keep their institutions running. This realization ignited her passion for strengthening operational systems—because a solid foundation isn’t just behind the work; it’s a reflection of it.
From grassroots organizations to billion-dollar enterprises, she saw the same continuous challenges. Financial constraints often force organizations to deprioritize the very systems that keep them running. Dani is dedicated to balancing vision with execution, ensuring organizations not only thrive externally but also honor those who labor in the work every day.
As the first CEO of me too. International, Dani built the organization’s infrastructure and has led daily operations for almost seven years. She co-leads its strategic vision alongside me too. Movement Founder Tarana Burke, shaping it into a model for survivor-centered, intersectional justice. Under her leadership, me too. established core values—healing, safety, resistance, and integrity—rooted in a Black feminist politic that directly challenges systems of oppression.
Dani believes transformational change requires both bold vision and strong infrastructure. Her leadership reflects a deep understanding that sustainable progress requires not just bold vision, but also intentional, values-driven internal scaffolding. Whether designing organizational frameworks, centering marginalized voices, or advancing a whole-self approach to staffing the work, she remains committed to creating systems that empower people and communities to thrive.