Episode 23: Black Women Disrupt with Zakiya Carr Johnson

Her Bio: Zakiya Carr Johnson is a social inclusion, diversity and equity expert and strategist with extensive experience in international development and over 20 years shaping public policy. Prior to founding O​DARA Solutions, LLC​ and launching the ​Black Women Disrupt Initiative,​ she served as Senior Advisor and Director of the Race, Ethnicity and Social Inclusion Unit at the U.S. Department of State, co-chair for the White House Inter-Agency Committee on Gender-Based Violence Monitoring and Evaluation and Senior Technical Advisor for the Social Inclusion Trust Fund at the Inter-American Development Bank. As an entrepreneur, Zakiya understands the unique challenges faced by small and minority business owners. She creates opportunities for economic empowerment and investment for historically marginalized groups and builds bridges of understanding between communities. Zakiya is an accomplished public speaker, who loves to cook. She is also fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and a proud Bison!

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