Adzi Vokhiwa most recently served as the Federal Affairs Director at GIFFORDS, the gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, where she designed and executed the organization’s federal legislative strategy to advance gun safety legislation, managed relationships with leadership offices in Congress, federal agencies, and the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and assisted with developing political strategy and PAC budgeting for federal incumbents. During her tenure, she was twice recognized as one of The Hill’s Top Grassroots Lobbyists.

Previously, she was the events manager at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies responsible for planning monthly bipartisan gatherings with Members of Congress, Cabinet and Administration officials, and leading policy experts as well as regional policy roundtables for state and municipal elected officials. Prior to her work at the Joint Center, Vokhiwa was the senior program associate at Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND), where she managed WAND’s program for women state legislators. 

Vokhiwa earned a BS in public policy from Georgia State University and an MPS in political management at The George Washington University. Raised in Atlanta, Vokhiwa now resides in the Washington, DC area with her family.