Your friendly neighborhood feminist.

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Hi, I'm Cortney

I'm an outspoken champion for gender and racial equity and I believe deeply in the power of diverse leadership across businesses to create change. I've worked in the arts, higher education, executive search, startups, and I founded an organization that builds online community to encourage civic participation and create a more equitable democracy. 

I love learning and talking about how new technologies can enhance classic organizing and communicating practices. I'm a food motivated travel enthusiast, and a daughter, sister, and aunt.
 

A/V

New Founders Conference 2017: Symone Sanders moderates a panel of leaders from activist movements across the U.S.

The Pantsuit Nation Podcast. Listen to more here.

Cortney Tunis (MBA ‘15) talks about the work she did with BU Initiative on Cities in developing an app to spread awareness on the farmers markets in Roslindale, Mass.

In the Media

"The women behind Pantsuit Nation can't afford to be driven by the fear of failure, because the group's struggles get to the heart of what building an "equitable democracy" means in the 21st century. That idea is meaningless if it's premised on the guise of liberal inclusiveness as bigotry thrives beneath the surface."

-Rebecca Ruiz, Mashable

"After the election, people turned to Pantsuit Nation to seek support from and encourage one another—and to figure out 'What’s next?' The same question was on the minds of founder Libby Chamberlain, Tunis and other group administrators. Once the decision was made to launch a nonprofit, Chamberlain says Tunis was the obvious choice to lead it. 'She has a capacity to connect with people really quickly and a really strong set of values that’s hard to find in digital organizing,' Chamberlain says. 'She brought a competence and a way to cut through the incredible amount of frustration, anger and confusion.'"

-Josh Fischel, Williams Magazine

"Pantsuit Nation, originally a Facebook group, was created in October 2016 as a place for users to show support for Hillary Clinton. The group experienced meteoric growth: Within three weeks, it had 2.5 million members, tens of thousands of posts awaiting approval, and the christening of the presidential nominee herself. It's no surprise, then, that in the years since, Pantsuit Nation has evolved far beyond its Facebook origins. There's now a book, a podcast, and 50-plus chapters around the country."

-Madeline Buxton, Refinery29

"As a fellow in the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, Tunis helped pilot creative programs to improve city services. She became interested in such projects after working with IBM’s Smarter Cities program, which gathers data to improve the quality of life in cities where IBM employees live. Her IBM experience, Tunis says, sired a desire for 'a deeper understanding of how cities operate, and contributing to that process.'"

-Rich Barlow, BU Today

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Resume

Head of Talent Community and Client Delivery
Inkwell
May 2022 to April 2025

Head of Community, DEI Consultant
Workback
Dec 2021 to April 2022

DEIB Consultant
CKT LLC
April 2021 to Present

Head of Activation
Supermajority
Dec 2018 to Dec 2020

Co-Founder and Executive Director
Pantsuit Nation
July 2017 to Dec 2019

Experience

Executive Search Associate
Issacson, Miller
June 2015 to July 2017

Learning and Innovation Center Manager
Wheelock College
Aug 2011 to July 2013

Education Coordinator
MASS MoCA
Jan 2009 to July 2011

Museum Education Intern
Chicago History Museum
Jun 2007 to April 2008

M.B.A.
Boston University
2015 

B.A. English
Williams College
2004

Education

M.A. Humanities
University of Chicago
2007

Year Abroad - Rome Italy
Loyola Chicago Rome Center
2002-2003

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