Chloe Dulce Louvouezo
Chloe Dulce Louvouezo is a Congolese-American communications strategist, cultural producer, and author whose work sits at the intersection of storytelling, social impact, and influence. She partners with institutions, cultural leaders, and change agents to translate complex ideas into human-centered narratives that shift culture and catalyze action.
Raised in Niger and having lived across West and East Africa and the United States, Chloe brings a deeply global perspective to her work, grounded in a lifelong commitment to illuminating the nuance, dignity, and possibility within human stories.
Over an 18-year career in communications and creative production, Chloe has developed narrative strategy and produced storytelling across written, audio, stage, and film platforms. She has elevated the voices of everyday people, global experts, institutional leaders, and cultural artists, helping organizations connect their missions to broader public imagination.
Currently, Chloe leads champion engagement and creative partnerships at the Gates Foundation. Over the past decade with the Foundation, she has developed storytelling campaigns and collaborations with leading artists and public figures, led content for leadership engagements around the world, and produced on-stage programming for Goalkeepers, the Gates Foundation’s annual convening during the United Nations General Assembly. Her work has brought together policymakers, global experts, and cultural figures including Trevor Noah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sallie Krawcheck, Rosario Dawson, and Elaine Welteroth to highlight progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
In recent years, Chloe served as the senior-most content producer for Melinda French Gates, leading creative production around women’s economic power. In her more than ten years at the Foundation, Chloe has also invested and managed over $3 million in grants for US and Africa-based organizations focused on maternal health, equity in education, gender justice, and women in leadership.
Alongside her institutional work, Chloe maintains an entrepreneurial creative practice exploring identity, healing, and connection across the Black diaspora. She is the creator and executive producer of the Life, I Swear podcast and the author of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust (HarperCollins), an anthology and memoir featuring essays from 26 Black women. The book won the 2022 San Francisco Book Festival award. In partnership with Rosemary’s House, she also facilitates writing residencies in that help participants deepen self-reflection and narrative clarity through writing and community.
Chloe’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Washingtonian, Essence, Sweet July, Booklist, and other outlets. She has spoken at institutions including the Kennedy Center, CARE, Walt Disney Company, and ViacomCBS, as well as universities and cultural festivals across the United States.
Chloe is a founding board member of The Black Healing Collective. She holds a B.A. in Journalism and Cultural Anthropology from Howard University, an M.P.S. in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from Georgetown University, and is currently pursuing her MBA in Arts Innovation.