Bob-e Simpson Epps

Bob-e Simpson Epps is a nationally recognized senior executive, change agent, and strategist whose career has been dedicated to advancing racial equity, healing historical trauma, and strengthening communities. She is the coauthor of To Understand Race in America: Start Here, a groundbreaking guide for readers seeking clarity, courage, and practical insight into the forces that shape racial dynamics in the United States. She is also the author of Things My Daddy’ and ‘Nim Taught Me…: 30 Sayins’ That Shaped a Culture, a celebrated collection of African American folk wisdom.

Epps is the founder and CEO of BASE Consulting, where she leads work in trauma-informed practice, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion/Accessibility, purpose coaching, and relationship leadership. She also serves as Chief People & Culture Officer at People Serving People, bringing her expertise in organizational transformation to one of the nation’s leading family-support organizations. A respected expert in childhood trauma and historical trauma, Epps has worked extensively with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, state and local governments, and nonprofits across the country. Her work supports resilience, healing, and systems change in African American and Indigenous American communities. Across all her roles, Bob-e Simpson Epps is known for her clarity, compassion, and unwavering belief in the power of truth-telling to transform lives and institutions.