Quinn Delaney is the founder and board chair of Akonadi Foundation, which provides support to Oakland organizations working toward racial equity. She was appointed by President Biden to the Commission on Presidential Scholars. Since 2019, she has served as a Commissioner on the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. She is on the board of Planned Parenthood Action, Women Donors Network Action and the Oakland Museum of California.
Quinn is involved in policy work at the state level. She is chair of the board of the California Donor Table, which works to develop progressive governance by resourcing community organizations throughout the state, and a member of Smart Justice California, which works to pass criminal justice reform in California.
Quinn is a principal of Jordan Real Estate Investments, which has invested in and developed many commercial and residential projects in Oakland since 1998.