Robyn Swirling is an organizer, strategist, facilitator, and change management expert focused on strengthening the people and systems that our organizations need to create the world we want to see.

In her nearly 20 years working in the progressive movement, across campaigns, labor, non-profits, and tech companies, Robyn has led advocacy campaigns, spearheaded gamechanging initiatives that reshaped organizations’ ways of working, and facilitated trainings for thousands of employees and activists. As Chief of Staff at Alliance for Youth Action, Robyn organized the ideas, projects, people, and resources to support employee thriving and keep work happening. As Founder of Works in Progress, she partnered with 35+ organizations to build safer, more inclusive workplace cultures through policies, processes, and trainings to shift how employees work together and how unacceptable behaviors are addressed.

Robyn lives in Washington, DC with her dog, Gabe, and an unreasonable number of tomato plants. She is on the Board of DC Abortion Fund and a volunteer coordinator for Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force.