Nova Reid

Often described as a force to be reckoned with, Nova Reid is a thought-leader, TED speaker and author.

Nova uses her professional background in mental wellbeing to encourage meaningful behavioural change from the inside out. She has worked with a variety of organisations from FTSE 500 companies to human rights charities. She also founded an online anti-racism academy: Becoming Anti-Racist with Nova Reid

Nova regularly appears on BBC News, Sky News and BBC Radio as a media expert on race. In 2018, Nova was invited to attend the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to provide expert media commentary and has written for a number of leading publications including Vogue, Stylist Magazine, Refinery29 UK.

Nova is an accomplished public speaker and was headhunted by TEDx Frankfurt to deliver a talk on microaggressions which was upgraded as a TED talk in 2020. Nova was named one of the Top 100 Black British Women by the Black Magic Network, as part of International Women’s Day 2019 and in November 2020 she was awarded a Precious Award for Social Impact for her work in racial justice.

Nova is a passionate advocate for equity, collective healing and helping people use self-agency to role model change. Her debut book The Good Ally, published by HarperCollins is out now.