Vanessa Daniel has worked in social justice movements for 25 years as a labor and community organizer, writer, researcher, and funder. She is the founder of Groundswell Fund (a 501c3), and Groundswell Action Fund (a 501c4), two leading funders of women of color-led organizations in the U.S. Her first book, Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Know About How We All Win (aff) was published by Random House in 2025. Vanessa and her co-parent Tricia are mothers to two daughters, ages six and thirteen.