Arisha Hatch is a nationally recognized civil rights activist and movement leader. She currently serves as the interim executive director of UltraViolet, a women-led gender justice organization. Prior to her work at UltraViolet, she spent over a decade at the racial justice organization Color of Change as the head of campaigns and programs. At Color of Change, Arisha was instrumental in driving a number of high-profile campaigns on issues such as police accountability, media and tech accountability, and voting rights. She launched Color of Change's offline community organizing program, which centered a relational-organizing approach and founded Color of Change PAC, a political action committee that works to elect progressive candidates who are committed to advancing racial justice and equity. She has been featured in a number of media outlets, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, CNN, NPR, MSNBC, MTV, Lifetime, Netflix, Essence and Fast Company, and has been invited to speak at events and conferences around the country. In 2019, Arisha, along with Color of Change, was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Humanitarian Award (2019); She was recognized by Essence on it’s “Woke 100” list of women for being a change agent and power player (2019); She was ranked as #57 on the Annual Root 100 List of Most Influential African-Americans (2020)

Arisha received undergraduate degrees in English and Economics from Stanford University and her law degree from Santa Clara Law School.