Eva Brander Blackhawk (Western Shoshone Te-Moak)
Eva serves as Program Associate at Decolonizing Wealth Project, managing strategic grantmaking programs and partnerships. Previously, Eva was a nonprofit strategy consultant with Public Equity Group, advising on narrative change and capacity building. She studied Economics and Anthropology at Columbia University, engaging deeply in research around Indigenous rights and language revitalization. Eva also led Columbia’s Native American Council and Fashion Society.
[body/long] Eva Brander Blackhawk (Western Shoshone, Newe Numa) serves as the Program Associate for the Decolonizing Wealth Project and Liberated Capital. In her role, she is responsible for managing grantmaking programs, with a specific focus on
strengthening systems building and data management, as well as nurturing relationships with both funders and grantees.Prior to DWP, Eva honed her skills and understanding of nonprofit strategies during her two-year tenure as a nonprofit strategy and management consulting fellow with Public Equity Group. Her work involved advising clients on strategic planning, efficacy before scale, and narrative change, demonstrating her ability to comprehend and address the goals and challenges of nonprofit partners.Eva studied Economics and Anthropology at Columbia University, where she explored the intersection of economic systems with social justice and Indigenous rights. Her academic experience includes multiple funded research projects on Indigenous language revitalization and futurism, as well as experience as a research assistant in the economics department working on the Racial and Ethnic Minority Career Trajectories in Economics project. She was also the president of the Native American Council and the Fashion Society at Columbia.