Danielle Kristine Toussaint is the founder and CEO of Purple Haus, a creative intelligence and narrative strategy consultancy, and the visionary behind Dream Purple Foundation.

Over her twenty-year career, she has partnered with 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 was Senior Advisor for Narrative Strategy and Executive Communications 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 forthcoming book, Say What You Mean, is a guide for building leadership capacity and credibility through authentic communication. Her ghostwriting and self-authored pieces have been featured in outlets like 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. She splits her time between Baltimore, Maryland and Panama City, Panama.

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