Leilani is an advisor to executives and boards on strategy, communications, crisis management, inclusion, and equity.
Prior to founding her firm, Leilani was an award-winning executive at leading companies including Stride (formerly known as K12), Starr Companies, The Economist Group, MetLife, and American International Group.
Throughout Leilani’s career, she has been an active board member. Currently, Leilani serves on the board of Middlebury College, her alma mater where she chairs the strategy and programs committee and co-chairs the diversity, equity, and inclusion committee. She is also a member of the Honors College Advisory Board at the College of Charleston.
Previously, Leilani served on the board of Buckley Country Day School in Roslyn, Long Island as well as secretary for the Executive Leadership Council, the pre-eminent member organization for global Black executives as well as other non-profit and education boards.
Her book From Campus to Career: 25 Tips for Your First Professional Year, is a second edition of the celebrated and definitive career advice guide for interns, new graduates and young professionals and she has been a featured keynote speaker at numerous colleges and universities, companies, conferences, and national events.
Her opinion articles have been published in various media outlets, including Newsweek, Fortune, and other leading publications.
Leilani received her Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College and holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from New York University.
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