Grace Gill Qayoumi

As a member of SKDK’s LA office, Grace helps clients raise public awareness of issues, spotlight advocacy initiatives and influence stakeholder action and policy change through integrated communications and storytelling. She has worked with clients across the philanthropy, nonprofit, healthcare, social justice and environment/energy sector including NAACP, ChargePoint, Times Up Legal Defense Fund, Omaze, Global Methane Hub, Invest in Our Future, Hello Heart and more, advising them on communication strategies to elevate and protect their work and brand as well as the issues relevant to their mission.

Prior to joining SKDK, Grace worked at Edelman’s Reputation and Advisory practice, where she supported Fortune 500 clients across a range of sectors on corporate communications, crisis and issues management, executive visibility, and brand transformation. She began her career at the Natural Resources Defense Council, supporting the environmental nonprofit’s Climate & Clean Air and India Initiative programs.

Grace is a double Trojan, having graduated with a B.A. in International Relations and an M.A. in Strategic Public Relations from the University of Southern California.