Ken White
Co-Director at Courageous Democracy
Richmond, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKen White is a mission-driven nonprofit leader and turnaround specialist with 11 years of recent executive experience and a career spanning communications, strategy, and organizational change. As CEO of the Junior State of America Foundation he orchestrated a financial and governance turnaround, secured the organization’s largest-ever gift, and rebuilt program impact and measurement. He frequently steps in as interim executive to stabilize operations, strengthen grants and governance systems, and prepare emerging leaders for sustained success. A Harvard Kennedy School MPA, Ken blends rigorous theory with hands-on experience across think tanks, advocacy groups, and systems-change networks. He’s comfortable navigating political, legal, and financial complexity while centering inclusion and intergenerational leadership. Outside work he’s a retired Air Force officer, grandfather, and enthusiast of genealogy and vintage computing—an eclectic mix that surfaces in his attention to institutional history and systems.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Public Administration (MPA) Public and Nonprofit Leadership, Master of Public Administration (MPA) Public and Nonprofit Leadership at Harvard Kennedy SchoolBA English, BA English at University of VirginiaProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Dagarman/mame
Aug 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:2 PRs, 24 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 8 months
emulatorarcadeemulationmamearcade-machine
Dagarman/roms
Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
Contributions:30 PRs, 71 pushes, 18 branches in 19 days
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