Portrait of a diverse black male graduate with arms raised in triumph, holding a degree and wearing a graduation regalia.

Education and Training

1998 – African American Studies – University of California, Berkeley

2018 – Executive Program for Social Entrepreneurship – Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business

Emphasis on The Power of Story, Design Thinking, Social Impact, and Scaling Programs/Organizations

2019 – Sanford Institute of Philanthropy’s Fundraising Academy – JFK University

2020 – Inclusive Artificial Intelligence Data Science Executive Program – U.C. Berkeley’s Haas School of Business

2022 – Fostering Inclusion Executive Program – Yale University

2025 – Cohort 14 Member – Black Corporate Board Readiness Program – Leavy School of Business, Santa Clara University – 2025

Awards and Recognition

BMO Black Tech Community Builder of the Year Award – Obsidi – 2024

Town Hero Award – Former Councilman Loren Taylor’s 5th Annual Juneteenth Awards – 2024

ICONS AMONG US Finalist – Black Joy Parade – 2024

Marcus Foster Education Institute’s 100 for the 100th Legacy Award, Champion for Inclusion & Belonging Category – 2023

Community Service Award – Charles Houston Bar Association – 2021

Ascot Award for Excellence in Education – St. Mary’s College High School Alumni – 2019

Community Service Impact Award – 100 Black Men of the Bay Area – 2018

Public Interest Award – California Association of Black Lawyers – 2018

Trailblazer Award – In the Spirit Awards – 2017 

Blue Diamond Community Service Award – Bay Area Black Expo – 2017

Talented 25 – Sun Reporter – 2015

Impact Award for Leadership – The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.’s Bay Area Alumni Chapter – 2014

The Main Horse Award – Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) at the Ella Hill Hitch Awards Gala – 2014

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