Deshaun Rice

Deshaun Rice serves as our Manager of Alliance Engagement on the Alliance team. He began his journey with America’s Promise as an intern focused on youth employment initiatives, and worked closely on the Young, Employed, and Successful (YES) Project, where he helped guide community investment and engagement efforts.

Deshaun studied music and film at Georgetown University. Before joining America’s Promise Alliance, he held various roles in private, public, and educational sectors with a focus on dismantling inequities that were so prevalent in his childhood experience. He did this to not only create opportunities for his son, but for those who look and come from the same communities as him.

Deshaun has written on various employment-related topics—including a piece for Forbes.com focused on class dynamics in the workplace. He is the father to a lovely five-year old and is welcoming his second son in November, 2022. He is also the oldest of eight kids. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his son, playing video games, listening to and making music, as well as writing