Yield Creative
Awais Sufi is an accomplished leader with extensive experience in educational innovation, strategic consulting, and organizational management. Currently serving as Managing Director at Yield Creative since January 2023, Awais Sufi provides strategic guidance and executive coaching to private companies, foundations, and social ventures. Prior to this, Awais founded and led SchoolSmartKC as Chief Executive Officer from January 2016 to March 2023, developing a $100M+ collaborative fund to advance innovative educational and workforce models. Awais Sufi's earlier roles include serving as Entrepreneur in Residence at the Kauffman Foundation, Executive Vice President and COO at the International Youth Foundation, and Managing Director at Education For Employment - Global. Awais Sufi's legal background includes roles as an attorney at Arnold & Porter and law clerk to the Honorable John E. Sprizzo. Awais Sufi holds a BA in Political Science and Near Eastern Civilizations from the University of Chicago and a JD from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Yield Creative
Consulting platform providing strategic guidance to foundations, social ventures and private companies building new pathways or navigating complex challenges. Yield Creative also provides executive coaching for seasoned and new leaders, both individually and with corporate sponsorship.