Akilah King, MPH has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and organizations. Akilah began their career as a Research Coordinator at the Hospital for Special Surgery in 2008 and worked there until 2013. Akilah then moved on to become a Development Consultant and Chair of the Young Leaders at Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS), where they worked from 2013 to 2014. Following that, they joined Susan G. Komen Greater NYC as a Grants & Public Policy Graduate Intern in 2014. In 2015, Akilah joined Room to Grow, starting as a Manager of Development & Program Operations and then moving up to Senior Manager in 2017. Akilah later served as Interim CEO in 2020 before being promoted to Executive Director for New York in 2018. Akilah's most recent role is Chief Executive Officer at Room to Grow, a position they have held since September 2020.
Akilah King, MPH, obtained their Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in Global Health from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Akilah completed this degree between 2013 and 2015. Prior to that, from 2004 to 2008, they attended Brown University, where they earned their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Biology & Africana Studies.
September, 2020 - present
Chief Executive Officer at Ontario Student Trustees' Association
Chief Executive Officer at Reveald
Chief Executive Officer at ams OSRAM
Cofounder & Chief Executive Officer at White Loop Capital
Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Maker Portal
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