Janessa Robinson
- Director
- Actress
- Writer
Janessa Robinson is a multi-hyphenate artist who acts, models, dances, raps, and studies big ideas. Janessa's short film Through the Fire is featured in Ava Duvernay and Time magazine's Optimist Issue. She wrote, performed in, produced, directed, and edited Through the Fire. Janessa appeared as lead actress in Fore! Art, a 48 Hour Film Project horror comedy that was nominated for Best Makeup and Best Use of Prop.
Janessa has a reputation as a cultural leader and influencer across industries. She led public policy change in Washington, D.C., used human-centered design for social impact across the United States, and led DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) advancements in Silicon Valley. Alongside that work, Janessa wrote and published more than 40 journalistic articles in award-winning and leading publications including The Guardian, Fast Company, HuffPost, Ebony, Naacp's The Crisis Magazine, NewsBreak, Chopra Global, and Buzzfeed. Her photos are published in Fast Company, U.S. News World & Report, Curbed, NewsBreak, and BuzzFeed.
She was born in Chicago and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a minor in Philosophy from Tulane University in New Orleans.
Janessa has a reputation as a cultural leader and influencer across industries. She led public policy change in Washington, D.C., used human-centered design for social impact across the United States, and led DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) advancements in Silicon Valley. Alongside that work, Janessa wrote and published more than 40 journalistic articles in award-winning and leading publications including The Guardian, Fast Company, HuffPost, Ebony, Naacp's The Crisis Magazine, NewsBreak, Chopra Global, and Buzzfeed. Her photos are published in Fast Company, U.S. News World & Report, Curbed, NewsBreak, and BuzzFeed.
She was born in Chicago and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a minor in Philosophy from Tulane University in New Orleans.