Kenya Bryant is a Program Officer at the Citi Foundation where she manages key partnerships across our portfolios, including within our Community Progress Makers and Community Finance initiatives. Prior to joining the Foundation, Kenya led the development and execution of the Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation’s grantmaking strategy across racial equity, girls’ education, and M·A·C VIVA GLAM’s international grant portfolio focused on HIV/AIDS, women’s health, and LGBTQIA+ rights. Kenya’s professional background includes non-profit fundraising and youth development work in Washington D.C. at BUILD and the Posse Foundation, as well as ad sales marketing and communications in her past roles at SiriusXM Pandora, ESSENCE Magazine, and Paramount.
Kenya holds an MS from Clemson University in Youth Development Leadership, and a BA from Wheaton College in Sociology, with Minors in Studio Art and Journalism where she attended as a Posse Scholar.