About

Founder & principal

Shijuade Kadree (she/they)

An alumna of Emory University, Shijuade graduated with a joint degree from the Schools of Law and Public Health. She brings significant experience working with and within the tech sector, as she recently served as the Head of Tech Equity for the Aspen Institute, and was the Global Director of Diversity Strategy at Snap, Inc. A former defense attorney with Brooklyn Defender Services. Shijuade has significant government relations, policy, strategic planning and stakeholder cultivation and engagement experience. She has served as the Chief Advocacy Officer for The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, as well as a legislative counsel for the New York City Council. She has legislative and organizational policy drafting experience, and leadership and executive coaching practice, across multiple interests and sectors, which informs how she tailors her guidance and approach for each client.

Shijuade has worked with all levels of government, for-profit and nonprofit actors, and corporate entities, striving to ensure that the work being done is thoughtful, innovative, and inclusive, with an explicitly intersectional lens. She centers her work from a black, queer, feminist perspective, believing that when all of those needs are engaged and addressed, all will benefit from the outcome. A recipient of multiple awards for her work, she is also a sought after speaker, panelist and moderator. Shijuade resides in Atlanta with her wife and children. 

Education

EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor

EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Master of Public Health

Activities & Awards

• Equal Justice Works, National Advisory Committee

• Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys Foundation Scholar

• Out in Tech Champion

• Women in Power Fellow and mentor, 92Y

• Board member: Public Wise; Emory Law Alumni Association

Bar Admissions

• New York