Joshua Owusu-Gyimah

Joshua Owusu-Gyimah

Rutgers University-Newark, Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship

Joshua has acquired over five years of experience from various sectors such as education, philanthropy and health. After relocating from New York to Montclair, New Jersey in 2011, Joshua graduated from Bard High School Early College in 2014. In New Jersey, he has interned and worked for prominent organizations such as: Bard Early College, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, The Future Project, Inc., Friendship Travel and Moving, and The Chad School Foundation. While at The Chad Foundation, Mr. Gyimah edited and reviewed An Examination of Newark Education Philanthropy: 2012-2015, a comprehensive review of the city’s philanthropic efforts in support of systemic school reform over the course of the years 2012 to 2015.  In January 2014, Joshua was appointed as an executive council member of the Newark chapter of the NAACP Youth Council. Along with his fellow council members, he organized the first Teen Summit, NJ: The Dream Summit in Newark, NJ. Joshua is also interning with Braven Inc. as a data analyst. Joshua Gyimah is currently double majoring Information Systems and Economics and is due to graduate in May 2018. A keyboardist and passionate Manchester United fan, he usually spends his free time volunteering at a food/clothing drive with his church in East Orange, NJ, and practicing with his youth church band.