Kimahli Powell
Kimahli Powell (he/him) is the Executive Director of Rainbow Railroad, where he has led the organization through transformational growth helping thousands of people. Under his leadership, RR expanded its international reach and completed successful crisis interventions in Chechnya, Egypt, Uganda, and more recently Afghanistan and Ukraine. A senior leader in the INGO field with expertise in community building and strategic advocacy with a focus on international development, law and policy, HIV/AIDs and internally displaced persons, Kimahli holds an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Victoria and was listed in Out Magazine’s 2018 profile of 100 influential LGBTQI+ people. He has served as a board member for ILGA, is the current Chair of the Dignity Network, and on the board of the Foundation for Black Communities. Kimahli is a regular contributor to international media with appearances on CNN, MSNBC, CBC, BBC and a profile on 60 Minutes.