DeNora Getachew

About DeNora

• I grew up in New York.
• I knew early on that I wanted to become a lawyer but as a teen mother, I felt I needed to choose a path that would lead to a job opportunity straight after college, so I pursued computer science.
• After one too many advanced calculus classes, I realized computer science was not for me, so I switched back to my original passion, earned my degree in legal studies, and went to law school.
• I finished law school and started working in local government in New York City.
• I built my career as an attorney trying to figure out how we can use all the tools in our toolbelt to make our democracy more inclusive and accessible.
• I’m currently serving as CEO for DoSomething.org, one of the largest nonprofit organizations for young people and social change.