Kwame Owusu-Kesse
Chief Executive Officer at Harlem Children's Zone, Inc.
Profile
Kwame Owusu-Kesse is a Senior Advisor at Dynasty Equity.
Kwame is the CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone (“HCZ”), a renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York.
Kwame joined HCZ in 2012 as a Managing Director, was COO from 2014 to 2020, and was named CEO in 2020.
Kwame launched HCZ’s transformation into a national organization by spearheading efforts to scale its place-based model to under-resourced communities across the country.
Kwame catalyzed HCZ’s national COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Initiative across 7 cities, raising $54M and impacting 250,000 individuals.
Prior to joining HCZ, Kwame worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley.
Kwame received his B.A.
in Economics from Harvard College, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School.
Kwame Owusu-Kesse active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Harlem Children's Zone, Inc.
 Harlem Children's Zone, Inc. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc. provides educational, social and community-building programs. Its programs include early childhood, elementary school, middle school, high school, college, family and community, health, and HCZ food services. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Harlem, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | 29/06/2020 |
Opportunity International Savings & Loans Ltd.
 Opportunity International Savings & Loans Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Opportunity International Savings & Loans Ltd. provides micro loans, savings, micro insurance, and non-financial services. The private company is based in Accra, Ghana. The Ghanaian company was founded in 2004. The CEO is Kwame Owusu-Kesse. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Dynasty Equity Partners Management LLC
 Dynasty Equity Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Dynasty Equity Partners Management LLC (Dynasty Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2022 by Jonathan Nelson and K. Don Cornwell. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Consultant / Advisor | 31/10/2022 |
Former positions of Kwame Owusu-Kesse
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| CM LIFE | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Kwame Owusu-Kesse
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
| Harvard Kennedy School of Government | Graduate Degree |
| Harvard College | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 4 |
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Harlem Children's Zone, Inc.
Harlem Children's Zone, Inc. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc. provides educational, social and community-building programs. Its programs include early childhood, elementary school, middle school, high school, college, family and community, health, and HCZ food services. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Harlem, NY. | Health Services |
Opportunity International Savings & Loans Ltd.
Opportunity International Savings & Loans Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Opportunity International Savings & Loans Ltd. provides micro loans, savings, micro insurance, and non-financial services. The private company is based in Accra, Ghana. The Ghanaian company was founded in 2004. The CEO is Kwame Owusu-Kesse. | Finance |
CM Life Sciences III, Inc.
 CM Life Sciences III, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance CM Life Sciences III, Inc. was operated as a blank check company formed as a Delaware corporation for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on January 25, 2021 and it was headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Dynasty Equity Partners Management LLC
Dynasty Equity Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Dynasty Equity Partners Management LLC (Dynasty Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2022 by Jonathan Nelson and K. Don Cornwell. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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