Crystal Moore

• Reporting directly to the CEO, served as a strategic leader and visionary for Brilliant Black Minds, Karat's flagship purpose and social impact program for aspiring Black engineers.
• Served as a member of Karat's executive leadership team, participating in annual organizational goal setting and planning to align operations and budgets with the broader mission.
• Led and mentored a high-performing team of 5 people. Worked cross-functionally and collaborated closely with the PR, marketing, product, and delivery teams to ensure effective delivery of the BBM program.
• Sourced and managed a portfolio of 15 corporate partnerships including Uber, Goldman Sachs, DocuSign, and Snapchat. Acted as the point person and nurtured relationships with senior TA and Diversity leaders.
• Provided strategic guidance and counsel to Diversity and Talent Leaders on how to improve DE&I outcomes and improve diversity recruiting.
• Oversaw relationship with strategic funder and Champion of Brilliance, Serena Williams, fostering bi-directional ideation and a mutually beneficial partnership.
• Established and tracked metrics to measure the effectiveness of programs and initiatives, and used data to identify gaps and recommend solutions for continuous improvement.
• Recognized nationally for program's impact in Black Enterprise, Essence, Diversity, Inc., TechCrunch, and Forbes.
• Represented Karat at external events, keynoted panels at RenderATL, NSBE, and other diversity conferences, and contributed to the firm's thought leadership on increasing diversity in the field of software engineering.

• Chief Architect and Senior Executive of a new initiative to deploy SEI's expertise and products in student success and online learning with other institutions, initiating with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
• Spearheaded a highly visible and national initiative in partnership with the United Negro College Fund to train 2500 faculty from 100 institutions on how to teach create culturally relevant online courses for diverse learners.
• Provided overall strategy and executive oversight of the university partnerships team that partnered with leading colleges and universities to deliver online and digital education. (6 direct reports, 30 indirect reports).
• Maintained operating budget of $2M, with direct responsibility for business results and revenue targets.
• Curated and managed a portfolio of strategic relationships, serving as the point person and stewarding the relationship in support of connecting SEI's digital and online learning capabilities to other organizations.
• Represented Strategic Education at external events, including conferences and partner convenings.

Selected as one of 14 fellows, amongst 3,000 applicants, for the White House Fellowship Program, one of America's most prestigious programs for leadership and public service.

Office of Public Engagement, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

• Worked with the Executive Director to devise strategies to sustain and expand federal support for HBCUs, direct efforts to strengthen the pipeline of students from secondary education to HBCUs, and examine, interpret, and provide guidance on federal budgets.
• Served as liaison with HBCU administrators and advocacy groups, including the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, NAFEO, and UNCF, to access resources from across the federal government.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

• Lead organizational design and strategy for USDA's minority-serving higher education programs, including defining vision and strategic intent for the program and aligning the leadership team around a unified vision, a set of shared values, organizational competencies, and performance metrics.

• Managed and developed relationships with key foundations, businesses, and other partners to advance 21st Century job skills partnerships.
• Initiated and developed relationships with influential individuals and groups within Historically Black College and University and philanthropy community and mobilized them to partner with Fullbridge on highly visible grant opportunity with Lilly Foundation focused on 21st Century job skills.
• Provided strategic thought leadership with higher education presidents and provosts to integrate job skill training, credentials, and industry certificates into campus curricula.

Organizational Redesign for Public University System.

• Worked with the Chancellor of a large state university system to clarify the specific functions and capabilities required within the office to best support the Chancellor. Identified and benchmarked comparable universities and organizational structures. Conducted a gap analysis by comparing the capabilities needed to the existing capabilities within the Chancellor's office. Developed a comprehensive plan that outlined the optimal roles and functions of the Chancellor's office, resource needs, and a transition plan.

Operational Improvement Strategy for Southern Region Education Board.

• Commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to develop a strategy to improve internal finance and HR operations for SREB in preparation for the Federal Common Core grant.
• Recommended operating model and governance approach to CEO.

Strategic Plan Development and Market Assessment for University System.

• Facilitated extensive stakeholder management process (including state leaders, business and community leaders, philanthropic leaders, and university faculty/staff) to determine top strategic economic and education priorities for state of Maine.
• Conducted feasibility study, including assessment of demand from both students and employers, to combine three graduate professional programs into a single center for graduate professional education that is aligned to local and national workforce needs.

• Managed internal and external communications for the Domestic Education Policy Team, including drafting remarks for the Director's speaking engagements, coordinating the clearance process for a five-person team, and managing relationships with advocacy and nonprofit organizations.
• Conducted analytical research on Parent Plus Loan credit qualification standards impacting HBCUs and PBI applicants.

• Selected as one of 8 fellows, amongst 300 applicants, to be a member of the 2010-11 ProInspire Fellowship, a cohort of business professionals who spend one year in nonprofit/social sector roles.
• Collaborated with D.C.'s community organizations/nonprofits to maximize DCPS College Access Program (CAP); created annual convening of CAP partners to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration.
• Served as project manager for PSAT Rollout in DC Public Schools. Achieved a 79% student participation rate, a 30% increase from the 2009-2010 school year.

• Provided business advisory services to Accenture senior executives on how to reach financial targets.
• Managed financial health and reporting of over 20 federal government contracts (~$13M in revenue).