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Travis R. Young (he/him) is a social entrepreneur and Founder, CEO of COUSIN, a strategic impact agency. For nearly 15 years, he has worked at the intersection of education, technology, and media, co-conspiring with brands, institutions, nonprofits, and start-ups to solve complex social issues.


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Operator
  1. Black Girls Tennis Club
  2. The Life Currency


Creative Strategy
  1. Black Men Deserve
  2. Greenwood Rising
  3. Judas and The Black Messiah
  4. Raise Your Voice
  5. Time
  6. With Love


Founder Initiatives
  1. COUSIN
  2. The Nationhood
  3. BLK Palate


The Foundation
  1. NYC Department of Education
  2. BRICK Education Network
  3. Education Pioneers
  4. JP Morgan Chase
             






NYC Department of Education is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The City School District is the largest school system in the United States, with over 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,800 schools.

The Office of Equity & Access (OEA) was a newly formed office to address equity in DOE programming citywide. While here, I  led and managed a cross-functional team of 5+ consultants and provided formal oversight of operational strategy and processes for AP for All, a signature mayoral initiative to create equity and access across DOE for student enrollment in AP courses. 

Key Accomplishments:
− Managed end-to-end development of the AP for All website, reaching 400+ schools across the DOE and serving x school leaders, teachers, AP coordinators, and teacher leaders with centralized workshop access, dynamic updates, and a comprehensive library of AP curriculum/resources
− Led 50+ professional development workshops to date for 18 DOE staff as part of an ongoing weekly series focused on developing team understanding of educational equity strategy, best practices, and implementation

[role] Senior Program Manager; Program Manager


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While in the Office of Student Enrollment (OSE), I led policy research, analysis, and recommendations to support equity in student access to High School enrollment across NYC DOE. 

Key Accomplishments: 
− Led analysis operations for the High School Admissions team, evaluating outcomes, ensuring quality of data collection, and improving internal systems that serve 80,000 high school and 30,000 Specialized High School applicants
− Developed and implemented after-school SHSAT prep program across 30+ middle schools

[role] Policy Analyst