Julia Taylor Kennedy is senior director of corporate engagement at the Center for Reproductive rights, working with companies to support access to reproductive rights and healthcare. Before joining CRR in 2023, Julia was executive vice president for nearly at Coqual (formerly Center for Talent innovation), leading research and advisory services offerings on DEI with employers, mostly Fortune 500 companies and law firms. Over her 9 years with Coqual, research projects included Equity at Work, Being Black in Corporate America, The Power of Belonging, What #MeToo Means in Corporate America, The Sponsor Dividend, Disabilities and Inclusion, and others.
Julia has spoken at the United Nations, the Conference Board, the Executive Leadership Council, New York City Bar’s Associate Leadership Institute, and many companies. She’s been featured in Harvard Business Review, Business Insider, Fortune, Scientific American, and the Washington Post; she also has appeared on Bloomberg TV, Marketplace, Wharton Business Radio, and more. Julia is treasurer of the Board of Community Change, a nonprofit that empowers low-income people to bring about positive change in the community.
Early in her career, Julia hosted 51%, a nationally syndicated public radio program dedicated to the perspectives and stories of women in the United States, and she reported for NPR and NPR member stations. She earned her bachelor’s in journalism at Northwestern University and master’s in international relations from Yale University.