Nikki McCord

Nikki Rashada McCord is the founder of McCord Consulting Group, a Black-owned, woman-owned boutique firm with locations in Boulder, Colorado and Panamá City, Panamá. Ms. McCord has been in the governmental affairs, business consulting, and board development fields for over fifteen years. She has had a notable career in the legislative field which began as the Senior Director of Communications & Legislative Affairs at Scofes & Associates Consulting, Inc. This powerful governmental affairs firm specialized in representing Fortune 500 companies in Michigan and Illinois. She was then asked by former Michigan Governor, Jennifer Granholm, to join her legislative team as the Legislative Advisor for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. After moving to Colorado, Ms. McCord worked on education and labor policy at the Colorado General Assembly, bringing her expertise and proven lobbying style to the West. She specializes in working with organizations in the areas of strategic facilitation and board of director governance.

Ms. McCord earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame where she also obtained a minor in Latin. She received her Masters of Public Policy at Michigan State University.

Nikki is a public speaker and facilitator, training audiences to break free of the status quo so that they can lead their teams and organizations to the next phase of development. She has spoken before the following audiences: The University of Notre Dame, Financial Planning Association, BevNet, ExpoWest, Alliance Management Institute, and the Colorado Small Business Development Center.

Ms. McCord’s civic and professional board participation includes the City of Boulder Board of Zoning Adjustment and the Boulder Community Health Patient & Family Advisory Council. Her past board participation includes the Posner Center for International Development, Boulder Housing Partners, and the Community Affairs Council of the Boulder Chamber. Ms. McCord is the past President of the Notre Dame Club of Denver and she is the current Diversity Council Region West Director for the University of Notre Dame. She has been named a Boulder ‘Young Pro to Know’ by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. Ms. McCord resides in Boulder, Colorado.