Known as the “summoner of women’s audacity,” Shannon Watts organizes and mobilizes women to create political, electoral and cultural change. Shannon was named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People, a Forbes 50 over 50 Changemaker, a Glamour Woman of the Year, a WORTH Magazine Worth 100 and a 2025 Parents Next Gen Award winner.  Her most recent book, Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark Into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age was an instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller.

Under her leadership, Moms Demand Action became one of the largest grassroots movements in the country; the organization is twice as large as the National Rifle Association.  After 11 years as a full-time volunteer leader of Moms Demand Action, Shannon stepped down in 2023. When Vice President Kamala Harris became a presumptive presidential nominee in 2024, she organized the largest Zoom gathering in history, mobilizing over 200,000 voters online and raising over $11 million. She also co-hosted Women Wednesdays for Harris with Indivisible, weekly Zoom calls that provided thousands of women with practical guidance on how to take action in the run-up to the 2024 election.

Shannon’s first book, Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World, was released in 2019. Her most recent book, Fired Up, released in 2025, led to the creation of Firestarter University, a program designed to help women explore their dormant desires and transform their lives, and Bonfire communities, in-person gatherings across the country to help women tap into their political, professional and personal power.