Angela Blanchard

Born For Storms

Meet Angela, a globally recognized expert practitioner in community development and long-term resettlement.

Angela’s three decades of experience supports leaders across multiple sectors in navigating growth, change, and upheaval and developing solutions for organizations, communities, and cities around the world.

Angela’s Work

Navigating Through the Unthinkable

Exploring the art of redeploying resources and attention to crisis-impacted arenas while maintaining critical core functions.

Appreciative Community Development

Mastering a ground-up approach that yields community-wide momentum, high-impact investment, and meaningful completed projects

Appreciative Community Development

Mastering a ground-up approach that yields community-wide momentum, high-impact investment, and meaningful completed projects

Praise for Angela's Proven Approach:

Reviews from business, civic, and nonprofit leaders on Angela’s breakthrough strategies for tackling the complex leadership challenges 

“Angela Blanchard, an elegant, straight-talking force of nature.”
Emily DeRuy, The Atlantic
“Angela, you remind me of Ann Richards.”
Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States
“Every American city can learn from the way Angela's work is embracing Houston's future and weaving it into Houston's history.”
Bruce Katz, Centennial Scholar Brookings Institution
“Good organizations have three things: visionary leadership, a bold mission, and flawless execution. Angela has all that.”
Darren Walker, President & CEO Ford Foundation