Tylik McMillan

Youth Coalitions Director, National Democratic Committee

Internationally recognized young civil rights activist and movement strategist Tylik McMillan, is a native of Lawrenceville Virginia, by way of Harrisburg Pennsylvania and a proud HBCU graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Tylik currently serves as the National Youth Coalitions Director for the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Tylik in his role works closely with the Director of Coalitions & Community Engagement to develop and implement a comprehensive outreach and engagement strategies to reach, engage, and mobilize key stakeholders, communities, and coalitions in support of the DNC’s mission to win elections and build Democratic power. Tylik outside the DNC works to educate lawmakers and stakeholders from the White House to corporate c-suites on the challenges and opportunities facing communities, by advocating for more resources and policies that help invest and advance economic and social equality. Tylik helped organize the 2020 Commitment March on Washington and 2021 March On for Voting Rights which drew over hundreds of thousands to Washington DC which called for racial justice, police reform, voting rights protections, census participation and more. He has helped lead racial equity impact work at Gilead Science fighting health equity and Community Advancement campaigns for America’s Credit Unions. He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Political Action Committee Board of Directors and Social Justice Ambassador of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice (NREI) Task Force. Within his work Tylik has appeared on MSNBC, BBC World News and others. He has been recognized by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden-Harris White House as a prominent young voice to help lead our nation forward. In addition, he has been recognized as a United States Black Chamber of Commerce 50 Under 40, Bloomberg 50 One to Watch, National Urban League Young Professional National Trailblazer, featured by Good Morning America, CBS Morning News, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, BBC, BET among other global, national, and local outlets. Tylik wishes to inspire other young people to get involved and make civic engagement the new norm, not the exception.