Announcing xavier ramey as keynote speaker

The Breakin' It Down Planning Committee is thrilled to announce Xavier Ramey as keynote speaker at the Breakin' It Down 20th Anniversary Conference: Looking Back to Look Forward, held this year on Friday,

October 27, at Malcolm X College.

Xavier Ramey is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Justice Informed, a globally-reaching, Chicago-based organizational design and social impact consulting firm that works with various institutions to evolve their cultural, operational, service and community strategies. From small startups to Fortune 500s, small nonprofits serving refugees to associations representing dozens of CDFIs across America, and spanning the gambit of corporate and nonprofit institutions, Xavier and his firm have built the organizational designs; led equity-focused trainings; provided executive team advisory services; and mediated challenging legal, reputational, or financial hazards for clients seeking to be socially impactful institutions that integrate powerful inclusive workplaces with industry-leading services and products. Known for bringing his “invitation-based approach” to urgent social change issues, his clients have included Ingredion, Emerson, Taproot Foundation, Northwestern University, Chicago Foundation for Women, the Museum of Contemporary Art, BBIF Florida, and more.

Aside from his work as an executive and lead consultant, Xavier is a global keynote speaker, an activist on matters of racial justice and policing, and a highly sought-after lecturer at top-ranked MBA and social impact university programs across the United States. A native of the west side of Chicago, he is a recognizable voice on the topics of community and economic development, policing and policy violence, and connecting the everyday person to transformative social change.

Xavier served the University of Chicago as the inaugural Senior Assistant Director for Social Innovation and Philanthropy, as the leader of the multimillion-dollar workforce development community and philanthropic strategy for the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, as a Development Director at the Young Men’s Educational Network, and as a consultant for organizations across Africa. He is a founding member of The #LetUsBreathe Collective, a member of the Rotary Club for Social Equity and Impact, and a Board member of Young Chicago Authors and Chicago Center for Arts and Technology. 

Justice Informed is a social impact consulting firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm’s work focuses upon diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI); community engagement; public policy-informed corporate social responsibility (CSR); and equity-focused philanthropy. With a focus on people first, centering those who hold minoritized and marginalized identities toward the realization of communities and institutions that advance social equity rather than mere diversity, Justice Informed builds customized, human-centered strategies, trainings, consulting engagements, and learning opportunities that improve institutional and community cultures, promote equity, and deepen the global impact of our clients. www.justiceinformed.com.