Equity First Consulting

Equity First Consulting is a Diversity, Equity and Belonging Strategy Firm co-designed by women of color and their allies. This firm is led by its Founder, Ana Lugo, and is supported by a wide network of cross sector leaders who embrace our diversity and elevate our power. Equity First works to support organizations, institutions, and companies to develop internal cultures that foster and celebrate equity and meaningfully engage their leaders at all levels to create a community culture that reflects these values and practices. As our society continues to evolve and develop with minorities now making up the New American Majority, our systems and structures must in effect themselves evolve. It will be critical to create spaces that foster the safety and agency of individuals long disenfranchised and ignored. Equity design ensures that teams and organizations are not replicating systems of oppression and that new structures and leadership are built on a foundation of diversity, equity and belonging. Equity First serves as a platform for leaders who are underrepresented in our structures today by connecting and collaborating with individuals and public, private, and non-profit organizations striving toward a more equitable society.