Leadership Team.
Corey Arnez Griffin has spent more than 20 years in international development, technology, management consulting and government. Griffin was appointed by President Obama to the Peace Corps as Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships in 2012, where he served until 2015. Prior, Griffin was appointed as Chief of Staff by Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie in the District of Columbia, where he served as chief political advisor and strategist on the full range of municipal government operations and legislation. Griffin spent 14 plus years at Microsoft Corporation working in various roles and leadership positions, including roles in consulting, operations, and sales. As Director of International Development, Griffin had responsibility for Microsoft’s strategy for aid, trade and finance agencies. Griffin is noted for brokering a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Microsoft, USAID, PEPFAR and the MCC that facilitated broader, cross-agency ICT partnerships around the world.
Annette Stanley is a proven thought leader with over 15 years of Strategic Planning, Organizational Design, Design Thinking, Change Management and Communications expertise. As a consultant, Ms. Stanley is focused on providing advisory services to CEOs and members of the executive suite, across various arenas, including commercial and private enterprises, non-profit organizations, and governing Boards. Ms. Stanley has worked domestically and internationally with business leaders of America’s Fortune 100 companies and is masterful at identifying challenges, creating effective solutions and achieving break-through results for her clients.
Steven D. Marcus is a policy impact and government relations strategist who has spent more than 12 years leveraging relationships and building a government administration background to advance community and policy interests. Early in his career, Steven returned to his hometown to serve as the Regulatory Affairs Director for the City of Gary, IN. and later accepted the role as Government Affairs Senior Advisor of a mid-size engineering corporation. In-between the opportunities at home, Steven served as the State Constituency Director for the Hillary for America campaign.