RICHA POUDYAL

I am a strategist, advocate and facilitator committed to securing tangible community wins by empowering and skilling up organizations across sectors to navigate state level policymaking.

I believe deeply in the potential that is unlocked when coalitions form and seek shared purpose and alignment. Over the past 10+ years, I have advanced numerous successful local and state level policy campaigns, ranging from local energy municipalization in Colorado and state level renewable energy standards in Washington and Oregon, to the formation of a national stakeholder network developing a multi-state policy platform for climate justice. I have helped start numerous additional coalitions working on wins across issues of climate, housing, immigration and economic justice, and guided both grassroots leaders and grasstops policymakers in advancing just solutions that do not compromise people or planet.

I am here to support groups in navigating the many challenges that arise in state level policy advocacy work, from coalition alignment challenges to setting campaign strategy under unfavorable political landscapes.

I am also the founder of The Sovereign Futures Project, which puts forward a solutions-based magazine slated to launch in 2026.