Angelo Williams, PhD is Diversity MBA magazine’s 2016 Top 100 under 50 Diverse Executive Leaders awardee and Senior Fellow with the Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program. Dr. Williams has over 20 years of executive leadership experience having served as a Gubernatorial Appointee (State Chancellor’s Office), K-20 education policy analyst (CA State Senate and Assembly), Director of Legislation and Communications, and Education Field Deputy (CA State Assembly). Dr. Williams served as a program officer for the WK Kellogg Foundation where he helped award $1.5 million to communities nationwide. He also served as Assistant Executive Director for Policy at the CA School Boards Association where he helped write successful grant proposals that netted $1million for education and training. Finally, Dr. Williams serves as an adjunct professor of Sociology (Los Rios Community College District), Educational Leadership and Administration (CSUS) and as principal consultant for Human Capital Development Consultants. He is Deputy Director for the CA Black Health Network