Laila Newton
Laila Newton is an experienced strategist committed to delivering effective change and sustainedimprovement in business process and profitability. 19+ year track-record of defining businessstrategies, launching new ventures, and delivering operational impact, within start-ups, nonprofitsand government agencies.
Laila holds degrees in Anthropology from the University of Berkeley, a Masters in Psychology fromthe University of Massachusetts and a Concentration in Applied Mathematics from HarvardUniversity. Her educational background and rich work experience led her to launch and manage aconsultancy firm for over 5 years serving a national client base. She has successfully built scalablebusiness solutions for hundreds of public and private organizations.
In her current role as Interim Chief Advancement & Partnerships Officer at Young CommunityDevelopers, Laila leverages her experience in finance, policy writing and business development toestablish sustainable sources of funding, build and preserve public and private partnerships, and increase organizational capacity and impact.
She believes in advancing opportunities for prosperity, to build wealth in communities of color andhistorically underserved neighborhoods. A San Francisco Bay Area native, she is committed toushering next level community and economic development through innovation and collaboration.