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Layla Zaidane Highlight
What can we do once we put our heads together and actually start working as a team and not as enemies?
About Layla
- I came to Washington, D.C. from New York with dreams of becoming a diplomat, and studied international politics at Georgetown.
- Graduating into the Great Recession forced me to get creative, so I joined a startup in communications, even though it wasn't part of my original plan.
- That first job taught me how to communicate persuasively and adapt quickly, skills I never learned in diplomacy school.
- I pivoted into the nonprofit world at a think tank, where I first witnessed the power of young people shaping democracy.
- Working at the Center for American Progress showed me how my communications background could fuel civic change.
- I took a leap and helped build Future Caucus, a startup-like space where young lawmakers could bridge divides and lead with purpose.
- Every day, I help young elected officials focus on generational identity, not party lines, to shape a democracy that works for all of us.