Joi O. Chaney
Senior Advisor, Policy & Resource Development, NCBCP
Joi O. Chaney is the founder of J.O.I. Strategies, which develops strategies for organizations and companies seeking to achieve Justice, Opportunity, and Inclusion for America’s underserved communities. Located in Washington, DC but with interests in Greater Washington, DC, New York State and Florida, J.O.I. Strategies seeks to further civil and criminal justice, expand economic opportunity, and advance diversity and inclusion for all, beginning with women and girls and persons of color.
J.O.I. Strategies was relaunched in 2023 after Joi returned from serving as Executive Director of the Washington Bureau and Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at the National Urban League. In 2022, she was named by the Washingtonian Magazine as one of its 500 most influential in policy and was honored with a cover feature.
A political strategist and strategic partnership expert with nearly 25 years of experience in Washington, DC, Joi was previously Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York. Earlier in her career, she served as Director of Government Relations at Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Policy Director and Counsel of the U.S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee (Senate DPC), a leadership committee under the direction of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and then-Senator Byron Dorgan. During the 2000 election cycle, she was a staff member at the Democratic National Committee.
As a progressive policy advocate, Joi has focused much of her work on advancing the rights and expanding the opportunities of women in the workplace. During the Obama Administration, Joi was a senior advisor to the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She went on to lead Equal Pay Today!, a Project of Equal Rights Advocates and was Senior Policy Counsel at Equal Rights Advocates. And at the start of her career, Joi served as an associate at the former Baach Robinson & Lewis PLLC in Washington, D.C and as Director for Student Chapters at the American Constitution Society for Law & Policy.
Joi is a co-founder of the Women’s Tech & Telecom Partnership, which launched fully in 2024. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Loyola University – Chicago School of Law. She is a frequent guest on the Roland Martin Show on the Black Star Network and on various news programs on BBC and Al Jazeera.
Joi is a native of Orlando, FL and is an active member of the Greater Washington, DC Community, where she lives with her family. She is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors of Girls, Inc. of the Metropolitan Washington, DC Area and is an active member of the local chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and The Links, Incorporated.
Joi also serves on several national boards, including Alliance for Justice, Equal Rights Advocates, Fair Elections Center and the National Consumers League.
Joi is a graduate of Howard University and Harvard Law School.
