823 Advizers
King
Director Of Stakeholder Engagement
Texas Education Agency
UCLA, 2010
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business (MBA)
Q1Career path
Partnerships
Nonprofit Experience
Social Impact
3:28
"My goal was to bring in relative equity to support black, brown, and marginalized kids across the state."
Q2Main responsibilities
Interpersonal Communication
Program Management
Stakeholder Engagement
2:20
"Everything we do is designed to create more empathetic relationships with our districts."
Q3Day in the life
Teamwork
Executive/Leadership
Communication
1:48
"Hopefully you like the people you're meeting with because chances are you're gonna be in a lot of meetings."
Q4Most important skills - role
Relationship Building
Communication
Problem-Solving
1:18
"Being able to work with people. That's not just a job like mine. That's many jobs. Especially if you're working remotely."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Executive/Leadership
Problem-Solving
Communication
0:58
"the scale of the impact so recognizing that Where I work supports districts that educate nearly five and a half million kids"
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Education Policy
Public Policy
Stakeholder Engagement
1:01
"the biggest challenge is the scale; there are many spokes to the wheel."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Education
Leadership
Public Service
0:23
"the impact...the work that I do affects Canada effect hundreds of thousands if not millions of kids across the state"
Q8Who thrives in industry
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
Communication
0:33
"thoughtful, driven, smart"
Q9Wish known before - industry
Stakeholder Engagement
Texas Education Agency
Public Education
0:23
"understanding how many spokes are on the wheel because that's public education"
Q10Entry-level positions
Analyst Positions
Outreach Roles
Stakeholder Engagement
0:37
"There are analyst positions around understanding the impact of different grants and initiatives."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Executive/Leadership
Communication
Overcoming Challenges
0:22
"being open-minded recognizing that I don't know what I don't know."
Q12College ideas for success
Communication
Career Exploration
Networking
0:21
"I participated in numerous clubs. And that not only exposed me to different types of careers more importantly exposed me to different types of people and different types of thinking."
Q13How identity impacted career
Overcoming Challenges
Networking
Leadership
0:50
"I've learned to be comfortable with being one of, if not the only, Black male in most spaces."