Dawn J. Fraser, MPP is a storyteller, public speaker and a nationally acclaimed communications coach based out of San Jose, California. She is the Founder and CEO of Fraser’s Edge, LLC, which offers professional development programs that develop the leadership potential and public speaking skills of professionals, entrepreneurs, community leaders, creatives and thought leaders. She is also the Creator and Host of ‘Barbershop Stories’, which features storytellers performing true tales in barbershops and salons around NYC, while freshening up their ‘du.
As a professional communications coach with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked with notable institutions including Google, Spotify, Chanel, The Peace Corp and the Ford Foundation, as well as celebrities including Lori Greiner from Shark Tank and the actor/rapper Common.
Dawn currently serves as a Lead Instructor with The Moth, and was featured amongst some of the nation’s top change makers at TED@NYC. She has also performed her own stories in shows nationwide including The Moth Mainstage, Story Collider, RISK and The Unchained Tour.
Dawn received her undergraduate degree from UCLA and a Masters in Public Policy (MPP) from Harvard’s Kennedy School, where she was awarded the Barbara Jordan Award for Women’s Leadership. She loves being a twin, a Trinidadian, and Instagramable @dawnfraser.