Rahsaan D. Hall, Esq.
President & CEO, Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts
Rahsaan D. Hall serves as President & CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM), where he leads the historic 106-year-old organization dedicated to dismantling systemic barriers and advancing racial and economic equity across Eastern Massachusetts.
Since assuming leadership in 2023, Hall has guided ULEM to expand its programming across its five core pillars—employment, education, health, housing, and justice. Under his vision, ULEM has expanded AI training through its MSIMBO+ Coding Academy, forged clean-energy career pathways, created career pathways for survivors of domestic violence, and enhanced voter access alongside mental health initiatives.
Prior to ULEM, Hall directed the Racial Justice Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts, where he spearheaded legislative advocacy on racial justice matters, litigation, and community engagement campaigns to challenge racial profiling, promote police accountability, and safeguard voting rights. He also led the innovative What a Difference a DA Makes campaign to elevate public awareness of the power held by district attorneys.
Earlier, Hall was Deputy Director at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, leading efforts on voting rights, police misconduct, and public accommodations cases, as well as coordinating election protection and redistricting initiatives. He began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County, serving on the Safe Neighborhoods Initiative and Senior Trial Units, where he prosecuted drug, gang, and homicide cases.
Hall is also the founder and principal of Rahsaan Hall Consulting, providing expertise in racial justice and criminal law reform advocacy, with a focus on policy, racial equity, and community engagement.
A sought-after public speaker, he has been recognized with honors such as the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association Trailblazer Award, Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers, and the Equal Justice Coalition’s Beacon of Justice Award.
Hall serves on the boards of the Who We Are Project and the Hyams Foundation. An ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, he holds a B.A. from The Ohio State University, a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, and an M.Div. from Andover Newton Theological School.