About me
Ms. Abrams is a transformational leader with more than 20 years of serving in private and nonprofit sector roles with global reach and impact. She’s a skilled relationship architect across sectors that fuels optimal business outcomes. Ms. Abrams is comfortable engaging with domestic and international government officials and stakeholders. She is also known to be an agile strategist with deep knowledge and experience in co-designing and executing strategic plans with business and data-driven outcomes.
Ms. Abrams is the founder and CEO of Color Lens Consulting, a boutique consultancy firm that focuses on creating business connections beyond borders through government and private sector advisory. She is known as a global ecosystem leader who equips and advises entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey. As founder and CEO of her family company, they have built Caribbean restaurants in the Maryland/DC area.
Most recently, Ms. Abrams served as CEO of Walker’s Legacy, an accelerator supporting Black and Brown women entrepreneurs and served as Chief Strategy Officer for Halcyon, a global incubator supporting early-stage, high-impact companies. She is a champion for entrepreneurs and has deep knowledge and experiences as a veteran business owner. She served at the March on Washington Film Festival as the inaugural executive director in her earlier career. Ms. Abrams also spent almost 13 years at GEICO Insurance Companies, where she held several leadership roles in Public Affairs and Marketing. Additionally, she led the execution of the company’s social responsibility and diversity business verticals.
Ms. Abrams has served on numerous boards and commissions. She is appointed to the National Women’s Business Council by The Honorable Isabella Guzman, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. She is on the Advisory Board for the University of Guyana Foundation and an advisor for the Guyana Economic Development Trust and several early-stage impact companies. In addition, she sits on the Board of Directors for Black Public Media and is a Founding Board member of the Social Justice School. Ms. Abrams holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Bowie State University. Ms. Abrams resides in Prince George’s County, MD, with her husband Howard and children Zoie and Zion.