Full Name
Michael Blake
Job Title
Founder & CEO
Company
KAIROS DEMOCRACY PROJECT
Speaker Bio
Michael Blake is a proud son of Jamaican Immigrants, native of The Bronx, NY and child of God. Michael's mother Hilary is a retired 40 year Manufacturer who raised four sons and his late Father Headly was a maintenance supervisor and proud member of 1199SEIU
Michael is Founder & CEO of Atlas Strategy Group, Inc. which focuses on Bringing Consciousness to Capitalism by implementing Equity and Justice at Scale through Policy, Political, Economic and Social partnerships.
Michael is also the Founder & CEO of the KAIROS DEMOCRACY PROJECT, a nonpartisan 501c4 social welfare organization committed to mobilize Communities of Color and Young Americans on the practical daily benefits of a strong Democracy.
Michael is also the President of Next Level Sports and Entertainment - the only Black owned national TV Sports network.
Michael served as a three term Assembly Member in the New York State Assembly representing the 79th District in The Bronx, New York from 2014 to 2020.
Michael Blake served as a Vice Chair at Large of the Democratic National Committee from 2017 to 2021, being the first Black man elected to DNC leadership since Ron Brown, helping lead efforts to mobilize millennials, communities of color, local elected candidates and training.
Michael Blake served in the Obama-Biden administration as the White House Associate Director of Public Engagement and Deputy Associate Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs coordinating outreach to the African American, Minority and Women Business Enterprises and state and county elected official communities. Michael created and executed the Urban Entrepreneurship Summit series, a seven city tour coordinating Public, Private and Not for Profit Partnerships across the country. Moreover, Blake along with Bibi Hidalgo coordinated the Interagency Federal Procurement working group dedicated to increasing procurement spend to Minority and Women Business Enterprises, leading the highest percentage and dollars spent across agencies for MWBEs on record.
Michael Blake's public and political service began in 2006 as one of the first ten participants in the "Yes We Can" training program led by Senator Barack Obama.
Michael is Founder & CEO of Atlas Strategy Group, Inc. which focuses on Bringing Consciousness to Capitalism by implementing Equity and Justice at Scale through Policy, Political, Economic and Social partnerships.
Michael is also the Founder & CEO of the KAIROS DEMOCRACY PROJECT, a nonpartisan 501c4 social welfare organization committed to mobilize Communities of Color and Young Americans on the practical daily benefits of a strong Democracy.
Michael is also the President of Next Level Sports and Entertainment - the only Black owned national TV Sports network.
Michael served as a three term Assembly Member in the New York State Assembly representing the 79th District in The Bronx, New York from 2014 to 2020.
Michael Blake served as a Vice Chair at Large of the Democratic National Committee from 2017 to 2021, being the first Black man elected to DNC leadership since Ron Brown, helping lead efforts to mobilize millennials, communities of color, local elected candidates and training.
Michael Blake served in the Obama-Biden administration as the White House Associate Director of Public Engagement and Deputy Associate Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs coordinating outreach to the African American, Minority and Women Business Enterprises and state and county elected official communities. Michael created and executed the Urban Entrepreneurship Summit series, a seven city tour coordinating Public, Private and Not for Profit Partnerships across the country. Moreover, Blake along with Bibi Hidalgo coordinated the Interagency Federal Procurement working group dedicated to increasing procurement spend to Minority and Women Business Enterprises, leading the highest percentage and dollars spent across agencies for MWBEs on record.
Michael Blake's public and political service began in 2006 as one of the first ten participants in the "Yes We Can" training program led by Senator Barack Obama.
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