About

Dr. Sesha Joi Moon

Dr. Sesha Joi Moon has over 20 years of experience and expertise in social impact. She most notably served as Chief Diversity Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 117th & 118th Congresses — leading the U.S. House Office of Diversity & Inclusion at the pleasure of Speakers Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthy, and Mike Johnson.

Her prior roles include Chief Impact Officer with Girl Scouts USA and Chief Diversity Officer with the National Institute of Standards & Technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she received the Commerce Bronze Award for Superior Performance and Commerce Spirit Award.

In addition to executive education programs at Harvard University, where she received the DEI Pioneer Award, Dr. Moon earned a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Old Dominion University, as well as a B.A. and M.S. from the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University — receiving the VCU Black History in the Making Award and VCU Alumni Stars Award. She maintains endowed scholarship funds at VCU alongside Virginia State University, Virginia Union University, Norfolk State University, and Richmond Public Schools.

Dr. Moon is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the WNBA's President's Circle with the New York Liberty and Washington Mystics. She was recognized at the United Nations as “100 of the Most Influential People of African Descent" in 2023. She was named "2023 Top 40 Under 40" by Style Weekly and Axios named her and her sister as the second "Most Powerful Richmonders of 2022."

Dr. Moon resides in Fairfax, VA with her cockapoo, Benji, but hails from Richmond, VA as the proud daughter of Dr. Michon Moon and the late August Moon.