Marshall Stowell

Marshall Stowell is founder and CEO of Intentional. Intentional works with nonprofits, foundations, and corporations to create communications and advocacy plans that put people in control of their own stories and move decision-makers to action. Intentional’s approach goes beyond ethical storytelling and asset-based framing to reduce implicit bias and change the perception of staff, board, and the public about the capability of people, communities, & countries. Our approach leads to deeper engagement of communities in program design and shifts who gets funded, what gets funded, and how it gets funded.

Stowell is the former vice president of partnerships, advocacy, and communications at the Conrad Hilton Foundation; prior to that, he worked at Population Services International as vice president of external relations and advocacy. Stowell is an industry thought leader around narrative change, communications, inclusion, and social impact.