Samantha Wright

Samantha Wright leads communications and campaigns at the Waverley Street Foundation, where she specializes in harnessing storytelling to drive environmental and social action at scale.

With a background in the film industry, Samantha previously served as Senior Vice President at Participant, spearheading campaigns for narrative and documentary films such as Dark Waters and American Factory. Her pioneering work at Exposure Labs, including films like Chasing Coral and The Social Dilemma, reflects her commitment to merging art with activism on a global level.

Samantha’s fascination with storytelling for social change began when she lived in China running TEDxBeijing, and it turned into an obsession while leading Girl Rising’s expansion to India. Samantha has an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford, and lives in Berkeley, CA raising two tiny humans.