Rouguiatou is a workforce development professional with a deep interest in social and racial justice through labor organizing. She was born and raised in France to Guinean Fulani immigrants, and has lived and worked in Paris, Montreal, Brussels, and Boston, always with a commitment to tackling socio-economic inequality. Most recently, she was chief of staff at Resilient Coders, a workforce development organization that aims to build economic resiliency in Black and Brown low-income communities by providing access to software engineering opportunities through training, placement, and support for young adults of color. Prior to joining Resilient Coders, Rouguiatou worked as an analyst for McKinsey & Company, focusing on performance management and impact assessment in the public and social sectors. She completed her MPA summer internship in Dakar, Senegal, as a Community Organizing Fellow at WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing). She is an alumna of the Education Pioneers fellowship and the Juno Leadership Collective, and holds a political science degree from McGill University.