Kimberly Peeler-Allen

Kimberly Peeler-Allen is the Co-Founder of Higher Heights, a national organization building the political power and leadership of Black women from the voting booth to elected office. A highly skilled political fundraiser and event planner, Kimberly was the principal of Peeler-Allen Consulting, LLC from 2003 to 2014, the only African American full-time fundraising consulting firm in New York State.After completing the 2002 gubernatorial campaign of H. Carl McCall where she served as the deputy finance director, Kimberly founded her New York City-based consulting firm to help develop capital for clients, organizations, and issues affecting people of color that have historically been kept outside of the mainstream. She built her company to help ensure that systemic change would be created for the causes in which she believes. Kimberly served as finance director for Letitia James successful bid to become Public Advocate of the City of New York and the first African American woman elected citywide in New Yorks history.In 2010, Kimberly was named to the Crains New York Business 40 Under 40 list as well as named one of The Feminist Press 40 Under 40: The Future of Feminism.