Deesha Dyer
Former White House Social Secretary, Activist, Community Organizer
@DeeshaDyer
Deesha Dyer is a speaker, writer, community leader, event and strategy consultant, and is most notably known as the Obama administration’s Social Secretary. The Philadelphia native became a White House intern at the age of 30, and completed a seven-year tenure there that honed her expertise in event coordination, logistics, protocol, and statecraft. Her storied career is unconventional at best, with themes of reinvention, drive, and a commitment to community service integrated throughout.
An award-winning event producer, Deesha has been featured in national media outlets including TIME, The New York Times, Marie Claire, Essence, Vogue, Refinery29, Forbes, Glamour, The Root and The Washington Post. A charismatic speaker with unbridled optimism, she now shares her message of hope, hard work and living life on your own terms with audiences across the country, while running a teen travel community organization, beGirl.world.
Deesha Dyer is a speaker, writer, community leader, event and strategy consultant, and is most notably known as the Obama administration’s Social Secretary. The Philadelphia native became a White House intern at the age of 30, and completed a seven-year tenure there that honed her expertise in event coordination, logistics, protocol, and statecraft. Her storied career is unconventional at best, with themes of reinvention, drive, and a commitment to community service integrated throughout.
An award-winning event producer, Deesha has been featured in national media outlets including TIME, The New York Times, Marie Claire, Essence, Vogue, Refinery29, Forbes, Glamour, The Root and The Washington Post. A charismatic speaker with unbridled optimism, she now shares her message of hope, hard work and living life on your own terms with audiences across the country, while running a teen travel community organization, beGirl.world.
