435: Wendy Osefo | The Creating the Confidence to Make Your Mission Impactful

An award-winning researcher, Dr. Wendy Osefo is a Nigerian-American television personality and progressive political commentator. She has been interviewed by and frequently provides commentary for CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, ABC, Fox Business, BBC, among many others.

Wendy is the former Director of Family and Community Development for the Obama Administration’s DC Promise Neighborhood.

Dr. Osefo is a Board Trustee of the Children’s Scholarship Foundation of Baltimore, and a board member for The Education Foundation, Congressman Elijah Cummings Youth to Israel Program and The Obama Green Charter School.

Wendy is a 2017 recipient of the Johns Hopkins Diversity Recognition Award, a 2017 recipient of the Johns Hopkins University Outstanding Graduate Award, a 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree, a 2017 25 Women to Watch Honoree and a 2018 Black Women in Media Honoree.