Dr. Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins
A two-time award-winning national journalist, lauded Ivy League researcher and lecturer, and powerful speaker, Dr. Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins is one of the most electrifying Diversity, Equity and Inclusion transformationalists in America. His contributions have been featured in media outlets such as ABC World News, The Grio, Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Tribune and NBC.
Dr. Jenkins brings high-energy keynotes and interactive workshops customized for a wide range of high-powered clients in banking, commercial real estate, hospitality & tourism, healthcare, state government and education.
He moves beyond the uncomfortable pageantry and provides day 1DEI solutions.
Riveting Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jenkins stitches evidence-based solutions, engaging stories, and the power of empathy to ring equity to action. Whether trying to figure out how to begin the conversation or how to develop a comprehensive strategy, Jenkins has delivered powerful DEI- kickoff keynotes for clients such as FedEx, McDonald's, and Booz Allen Hamilton.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) awarded Dr. Jenkins the highly-competitive New Connections Award for early career scholars. Recognized as a national thought leader in medicine, Dr. Jenkins served as a fellow within the Veteran’s Health Administration. Office of Minority Health and on the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Roundtable on Health Equity.
Dr. Jenkins is the Chairman and CEO of Konquered Holdings, an international DEI focused research and consulting conglomerate. Konquered brands include Konquered Healthcare Solutions, DEI Concepts, GradDepot, and the I AM Research Institute. He obtained his bachelor’s from North Carolina Central University and master's degrees from Florida A&M University focused on medical and legal history.
Dr. Jenkins earned a Ph.D. in Sociology, Criminology & Law from the University of Florida. He completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania, where he serves as a Lecturer of Health Equity and Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy within Pearlman School of Medicine.