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Maya Wiley is a nationally respected civil rights attorney who has litigated for the ACLU, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. She has been a program creator in philanthropy, non-profits, government, and higher education. Wiley helped create a criminal justice program for a major foundation in South Africa and co-founded and led the Center for Social Inclusion, a national policy strategy organization working to end structural racism. She was the first Black woman to serve as counsel to a New York City mayor (Bill de Blasio), where she worked to protect and expand civil rights and create contracting opportunities for MWBEs. Wiley was senior vice president for social justice at the New School University, where she chaired the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board.