As a nationally renowned champion for racial justice and equity, Akosua Ali has a record of delivering mission-driven results in organizational transformation, while advancing civil rights and Black excellence.

Akosua Ali has served as President of the NAACP Washington, DC Branch, since 2010 and has served on the NAACP National Board of Directors, since 2016. In 2010, Akosua Ali was one of the youngest Presidents of an NAACP Branch across the nation. Today, with over 14 years of expertise leading transformative solutions to eliminate racial discrimination, she drives operational efficiency and mission success across 17 NAACP program areas, including Economic, Education, Environmental, Finance, Climate Justice, Criminal Justice, Health, Housing, LGTBQIA+, International Affairs, Labor, Legal Redress, Membership, Political Action, Public Relations, Religious Affairs and Veteran Affairs. Ali navigated the NAACP in processing over 913 discrimination complaints in the areas of education, housing, police misconduct, employment and consumer rights. She has managed legislative and public policy advocacy and testified on over 43 key bills. In 2017, Akosua Ali pioneered the launch of the Next Generation Leadership Training Program in partnership with two brother leaders, successfully training over 600 students across 33 states encompassing 16 core-competency curriculum areas including leadership fundamentals, political action, education, economic empowerment, criminal justice, environmental justice, health advocacy and racial justice.

Professionally, Akosua Ali yields over 20 years of expertise across the Federal Government, non-profit and private sectors organizations. Akosua Ali currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the President at the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). In this role, Ali drives the execution of strategic priorities and internal initiatives, aimed at strengthening operations through managing human and capital resources to deliver measurable, timely and cost-effective results. UNCF is the nation's largest and most effective minority education. Founded in 1944, UNCF is a trusted global brand of black excellence in higher education, providing operating support for 37 member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), over $100 million in scholarships and 400 programs for students at more than 900 colleges and universities across the country.

Akosua's career encompasses serving as a Director at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security managing a $7.8 billion IT acquisition portfolio, the U.S. Census Bureau implementing a $319 million communications campaign reaching audiences in 28 different languages, budget management at Federal Aviation Administration and the legislative research support for the Rhode Island Secretary of State. Akosua Ali is the Founder & CEO of Crimson Solutions LLC, a company dedicating to providing transformative and innovative strategic visioning and corporate reimagining specializing in advancing Racial Justice, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

As the Director of the Financial Operations Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland, Ali delivered innovative performance management, financial management, contract management, human resource management and workforce engagement solutions, supporting mission-critical business operations. She managed a $7.8 billion IT acquisition portfolio and $603 million budget supporting mission-critical DHS services supporting 240,000 employees across 22 DHS component agencies, including FEMA, TSA, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Secret Service. At DHS, Akosua Ali managed 688 active contracts, 200 new contract awards, 1,200 purchasing requisitions, 120 interagency agreements and 800 contract closeouts annually, through project management, budget formulation, spend plan development, budget execution, acquisition planning, contract management and performance management. Akosua Ali yielded over $41 million in cost-savings, over four years, by leading innovative acquisitions, financial analysis and contract closeout actions.

Akosua Ali has received numerous professional awards. In 2018, she received the Homeland Security, OCIO, I AM IT! Acquisition Program Manager Award, and in 2015, she received the Rising Star Government Innovation Award. In 2012, Ali was named, the DMVs "Top 30 Under 30."

Akosua Ali is a native of Washington, DC, and a graduate of Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI, where she received a bachelor's degree and MBA degree in Global Business and Organizational Leadership. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Akosua Ali serves on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organizations, including the NAACP, DC Open Government Coalition, Kofi Tyus Art Institute and Next Generational Leadership Training Institute. Akosua Ali was a chartering member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Blacks In Government (BIG) Chapter.