Ivy McGregor
Impact Leader, Author and BeyGOOD Executive Director
Ivy McGregor is an Impact Leader, Author and the Executive Director of BeyGOOD, which is the philanthropic umbrella of global icon, Beyonce Knowles-Carter. Ms. McGregor has graced world stages with a reservoir of knowledge with over 25 years of experience in business strategies, social enterprise and global partnerships. She has consulted with the United Nations, World Leaders, Heads of State, Corporations as well as numerous small businesses, educational institutions, political, community, faith and social justice leaders.
Ms. McGregor remains at the forefront of humanity and is an advocate for the voiceless through her depth of creativity and bold innovations to create partnerships and programs that aid and assist people to move from where they are to where they equitably have a right to be. Through her work with BeyGOOD, she has led efforts to eradicate homelessness, poverty, economic inequity, and supported women entrepreneur empowerment. She has led Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, scholarship programs, and successful water initiatives in both Flint, Michigan and Burundi, Africa. Additionally, she has structured and managed global partnership programs for world tours. Some of the health issues she has supported include Maternal and Infant care, Diabetes, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Heart Disease and Alzheimer’s.
As the Director of Partnerships for a contracting agency with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Ms. McGregor trained hair stylists and barbers as community influencers in a celebrated national program that aided in significantly reducing incidents of HIV and AIDS in communities with the highest incidents. She has also served as an advisor and board member for multiple organizations and global projects and has served as an integral supporter of the Texas HB403 Bill, which will require school board officials to be formally trained on the signs and prevention of human trafficking.
She is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the International Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership award presented at the United Nations, by the United States National Council of Women, the Activism in the Arts Triumph Award from the National Action Network, the Hidden Figure Award from Black Girls Vote, and the 2021 Heirs of Afrika Sankofa Award. She is a world traveler, an art enthusiast, burgeoning golfer and avid reader. She is a resident of Los Angeles. Her life's legacy is modeling how the power of service can positively impact the world for . . . GOOD