Aisha Alexander-Young is a context creator, systems disruptor, philanthropic advisor and Black wealth organizer whose career is focused on the intersection of race, place, & opportunity. She has held leadership positions in philanthropy, local government, grassroots organizations & small and large nonprofits. Aisha serve as the Lead of the Consulting Practice at Frontline Solutions, a management consulting firm that centers equity, justice, and liberation. In this role, Aisha leads Frontline's team of high-performing, diverse consultants; contributing to their development through coaching, mentoring & client management.Prior to joining Frontline, Aisha was CEO of Giving Gap, an organization dedicated to building the movement for the equitable funding of Black-founded nonprofits. Aisha also served as Vice President for Strategy & Equity at the Meyer Foundation, where she led efforts to integrate racial equity and justice into all areas of the Foundation’s work. In her tenure at Meyer, Aisha led work to shift the philanthropic sector’s relationship and support of nonprofits & movements led by Black and other people of color. She is particularly noted for developing of the Fund for Black-Led Change, a $25 million commitment of core support to Black-led organizations building power, advancing organized communities, & transforming systems.Aisha joined the philanthropic sector after 5 years as Director of Thought Leadership at KABOOM, where she shaped and led public space equity initiatives for kids and families in marginalized communities. She also spent seven years as the Advancement Director for Dream Defenders, a movement founded in the wake of the murder of Trayvon Martin, focused on building power and a new vision of freedom & safety in Black, Latinx, immigrant, and working-class communities.The majority of Aisha’s local government leadership experience was for the City of Charlotte, where she was Operations Director for the Department of Neighborhood & Economic Development, responsible for the strategic vision and implementation plan for the city’s initiatives to advance equitable neighborhoods. Aisha founded the Black Mamas March to organize mothers and caregivers of Black children to advocate for their well-being in public systems; serves on the board of the Association of Black Foundation Executives, & is an active volunteer in her community. Aisha attended Hampton University, earning her BA in English and Early Childhood Education, & Temple University’s School of Public Health, with an MSW concentrating in Community & Policy Practice.
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