Kemi Akinsanya-Rose

Kemi Akinsanya-Rose currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Cambium Learning Group, a leading provider of award-winning education technology and services for PreK-12 markets. In this role, she leads Cambium’s strategic operations, marketing, legal, technology and business development activities. Prior to joining Cambium, Kemi held various senior leadership roles within the consulting, operations, strategy, marketing, and education technology space. She served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Diversity Officer of EL Education where she oversaw its organizational and talent strategy, diversity efforts, program development, and financial operations. Prior to EL Education, she served as the Chief Information Officer and General Manager at the nation’s largest school district, New York City Department of Education, where she was responsible for setting direction for district-wide technology and data initiatives.Before embarking on a career in education and non-profit, Kemi held a variety of marketing, client management and product management roles at American Express and JP Morgan/Chase. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Northwestern University, her MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the Yale School of Management. Her passions outside of work include competitive ballroom dancing, mentoring students and traveling to any place that has a beach.