Leilani M. Brown is Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and External Engagement for K12, Inc., (NYSE:K12) a leading education technology company. Leilani leads the company’s enterprise partnerships as well as several strategic initiatives on behalf of the chairman. Leilani is also the author of From Campus to Cubicle: 25 Tips for Your First Professional Year, a career guide for young professionals and recent graduates. Leilani is also a sought-after speaker on topics including the Future of Work, diversity & inclusion, women at work and young professionals. She is an active mentor with K12’s employee resource groups, B.U.I.L.D and Women of Power and for the Executive Leadership Council. Leilani serves on the board of Middlebury College, her alma mater and serves as the Secretary of the Board for the Executive Leadership Council, the premier membership organization for global black executives. She is also a graduate of New York University.