Zerlina Maxwell Keynote Speaker

Zerlina Maxwell is the host of Mornings with Zerlina on Sirius XM’s Progress Channel. She is also the Director of Progressive Programming for SiriusXM

She was the host of ZERLINA her nightly show on Peacock and a Political Analyst for NBC/MSNBC.

Zerlina was the Director of Progressive Media for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. She worked in the campaign’s press office pitching coverage to progressive media outlets and curating daily messaging for online influencers. She also acted as a campaign spokesperson for the Presidential Debates.

She is also a writer for a variety of national media outlets. Her writing focused on national politics, candidates, and specific policy and culture issues including race, feminism, domestic violence, sexual assault, victim blaming and gender inequality. She is the author of The End Of White Politics: How To Heal Our Liberal Divide.

Zerlina has consulted with the United States Department of State to promote the use of social media by students in the West Bank and is a frequent speaker at colleges, universities, and organizations. Zerlina is one of the most influential speakers and writers on the issues of campus sexual assault and rape culture in the United States.

She has a law degree from Rutgers Law School – Newark and a B.A. in International Relations from Tufts University.