88: Redefining The Economy With Black People In Mind w/ Fanta Traore

<p><strong>Nam</strong><strong>e:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Fanta Traore</span></p> <p><strong>Business Name:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Sadie Collective</span></p> <p><strong>Current Title:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Co-founder and CEO</span></p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">New York, NY</span></p> <p><strong>Educational Background:</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bachelors Degree in Political Science and Economics from Howard University</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pending Masters in Business Administration and Public Policy from Yale University</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>About Fanta:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fanta’s commitment to championing economic inclusion is ignited by her fascination with the economic complexities witnessed growing up in the dynamic, culture-rich, and also heavily unequal city of New York. A desire to serve the marginalized and disenfranchised, globally, brings Fanta to Yale, where she studies economic development, management, and public-private partnerships. Prior to attending Yale, she worked as a senior research assistant in the Federal Reserve System’s International Finance division, where she analyzed cross-border transactions data and the impact of financial market development on inequality. Fanta also spent nearly a decade in the social entrepreneurship ecosystem, working for Echoing Green and the Anzisha Prize, where she supported 100+ organizations leveraging her ability to use data for social impact and brokering partnerships across francophone Africa. In 2018, she co-founded the Sadie Collective, the only organization dedicated to addressing the pipeline and pathway access for Black women in economics and related fields. The Collective has been featured on NPR, Fortune, Forbes, and the World Economic Forum. She has been recognized as a Global Shaper