The Boston-based GreenLight Fund just lately named Ali Knight as its new chief govt officer (CEO).
Knight involves the GreenLight Fund from Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY), a San Francisco Bay Space nonprofit that focuses its work on at-risk and justice-involved youth. He spent practically ten years with FLY, most just lately as its president and CEO.
Earlier than his lengthy stint with FLY, Knight labored as chief of applications at Youth UpRising in East Oakland, CA. He was additionally chief program officer at Groundwork, Inc., a community-focused nonprofit whose mission focuses on serving to deprived youth get via faculty and into faculty.
Knight has served in management roles on the Institute for Justice and Alternative at John Jay Faculty of Felony Justice — from which has a bachelor’s diploma in forensic psychology — and on the Vera Institute of Justice. He additionally earned a grasp of public administration diploma from New York College.
“We’re delighted to have Ali step into the CEO function to information GreenLight into its subsequent part of development and affect,” stated John Simon, co-founder and Board Chair of the GreenLight Fund in a press release concerning the appointment. “His deep social sector expertise, community-focused orientation, and dedication to eradicating obstacles, creating alternatives, and unlocking the potential of these most under-resourced, makes him a superb match to guide GreenLight.”
Knight will probably be succeeding co-founder and 20-year CEO Margaret Corridor. Below her management, the group grew from simply two preliminary staff to now greater than 50, with its funding and grantmaking portfolios making a distinction within the lives of a whole lot of hundreds of youngsters and households.
Ali Knight begins work main the GreenLight Fund on Might 20, 2024.