The Author
James Ladi Williams
The Author
James Ladi Williams
About Ladi
James Ladi Williams is Founder & President of Akadá and Editor-in-Chief of Akadá Journal.
Before starting Akadá, Ladi advised governments, nonprofits, and corporations on urban governance, economic development, and higher education strategy. His experience includes strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company, policy research at the Urban Institute, and serving as an appointed Fellow in New York City’s Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity.
Expertise can be bought—but character must be earned.
— James Ladi Williams
His writing and research have been featured in Apolitical, African Arguments, The Nation, the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa in Transition blog, The Urban Wire, The Independent, This Day, and other outlets.
To change the world, we must first change ourselves. To change ourselves, we must first change our words.
— James Ladi Williams
Ladi holds an MPA from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and a BSc in Public Administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York.
