Kemi Akinsanya-Rose

Last Name	Residency Placement	Graduate School

Class	Current Organization	Graduate Degree

KEMI AKINSANYA-ROSE

The Broad Residency Class of 2010-2012
Current Organization: New York City Department of Education
B.A., Economics, Northwestern University
M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania

“As a child of two educators and as a mother of small children, I see first-hand the impact of education on the life and trajectory of a child. Before motherhood, I lacked a concrete understanding of the linkages between education and a child’s self-esteem, drive, motivation, and ultimately self-worth. Seeing my children’s eyes light up when they conquer that reading word, or figure out the math problem, truly energizes me. It makes me hopeful that I can impact other children who long for, and deserve a quality education like my parents gave me.”

Kemi Akinsanya-Rose currently serves as director in the division of finance and technology at the New York City Department of Education. In that role, she leads and implements strategic cross-departmental initiatives aimed at maximizing funding investments focused on student achievement. Prior to joining The Broad Residency, Akinsanya-Rose led a global marketing and communications team at American Express where her team developed internal and external communications strategies to sell and reinforce the company’s value proposition. In addition she managed the Intranet strategy for over 2,300 employees across 24 countries in Europe, Asia, North America and South America. During this time, Akinsanya-Rose launched a new external communications branding platform, in addition to developing an innovative and interactive online sales tool. Prior to this role, Akinsanya-Rose held various roles in product management, reengineering and customer service. Akinsanya-Rose began her career at JPMorgan Chase as a management development associate in the corporate banking division, working with middle and large-market clients to meet their cash management needs. She earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and her master’s in business administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.