Vicki Shabo is a gender equity expert, policy strategist, and coalition builder, who has helped to win paid leave, equal pay, and pregnancy fairness policies affecting tens of millions of people across the United States. Shabo also founded and directs Re-Scripting Gender, Work, Family, and Care, which focuses on helping to shape and celebrate authentic, engaging, relatable storytelling in television and film. Previously, Shabo led workplace and work-family initiatives at the National Partnership for Women & Families, practiced law, and was a public opinion researcher. She began her career in electoral politics and on Capitol Hill.

Shabo is a trusted resource for policymakers, advocates, researchers, journalists, business leaders, and entertainment industry stakeholders. She has testified numerous times in the U.S. Congress and state legislatures. Her op-eds have appeared in publications ranging from the Boston Globe to The Hollywood Reporter, and her insights and analysis have appeared on television and radio and in major news outlets. Shabo is a graduate of Pomona College (B.A.), the University of Michigan (M.A., political science), the University of North Carolina (J.D.). She lives in Washington, D.C. but enjoys spending ample time in her native city, Los Angeles.