Kimberly Osagie

Dr. Kimberly E. Osagie —a Nigerian woman with Louisiana kindness and a New York edge—is a strategist, facilitator, and executive advisor with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of equity, leadership, and systems change. She leads KEO Advising, partnering with mission-driven leaders and organizations to reimagine strategy and build people-first, equity-centered practices. An experienced speaker, Kimberly shares insights on how to lead intentionally, design inclusive organizations, and drive impact in complex systems. Most recently, she was Vice President of Programs at Echoing Green, supporting 1,000+ Fellows across 80+ countries and stewarding a $75M+ racial equity fund. Before that, she served as Partner at Promise54, advising 50+ C-suite leaders annually, managing a $1M+ national portfolio, and co-authoring case studies on organizational change. Kimberly’s leadership spans sectors—from codifying professional development across 11,000 school systems as Vice President at Curriculum Associates, to advancing equity in philanthropy as Program Officer in Residence at the Walton Family Foundation, to scaling teacher pathways as Associate Dean at Relay Graduate School of Education. Her career began in Harlem, where she taught and helped found both traditional and charter public schools. She holds a doctorate in Education Leadership from Harvard University, a Master of Science in Teaching from Pace University, and a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from the University of Virginia. Kimberly lives in Washington, DC with an ever-growing jungle of houseplants, a sporadic stack of novels, and a playlist for every season.