Yemi Akisanya

Yemi Akisanya has +16 year career in Business Strategy, Technology & Finance has always paralleled his passion for People + Culture. As a People Leader, his work and lived experience have greatly informed his practice, ensuring that humanity remains at the forefront of his initiatives and programs. By creating a space that empowers and accepts all, they are much better suited to manifest the true prosperity of the institutions, communities, and world.

He is a global strategist, expert communicator, and aspiring educator who craves optimal results. For the last half-decade, he has held seats on advisory boards of local and global for-profit and non-profit firms. Alongside other influences, this involvement inspired his decision to actively pursue his mantra, “People First”. In his current role as Director, the Head of Diversity & Inclusion; His responsible for building a Diversity and Inclusion office at the Clearinghouse. This includes strategy and policy creation of short and long-term Diversity & Inclusion plans. The mission is to teach, inspire, and engage a diverse workforce and to create and sustain a positive corporate culture.

He has found that his results in strategic advisory, data analytics, research, design, and product development have drastically improved when objectives are tied to social impact and when all people feel valued and have the opportunity to be included. They have demonstrated a commitment to effective initiatives, by attracting the support of change agents with passionate and transparent approaches to change.