Olabayo Allen-Taylor

Olabayo Allen-Taylor is an accomplished COO renowned for leading strategies to secure equitable capital investments in communities of color, especially within the environmental and educational sectors. She played a pivotal role in pioneering the Community Schools model and the Restorative Justice program for the Oakland Unified School District, initiatives that now benefit over 30,000 students and families. Additionally, Olabayo engages with a diverse array of leaders and contributes to research that shares best practices for driving change through inclusion. Her contributions in the CORE PACE Research Partnership has influenced nearly a million students. Olabayo also actively leads workshops and guest speaks at conferences,where she advocates for mindset shifts regarding inclusive asset allocation.

With a background as a former business owner, Olabayo leverages her analytical skills and business acumen to promote systemic changes that bridge the opportunity gap in underserved communities. She serves as the board treasurer for Families in Action for Quality Education, and consults for various companies and organizations to enhance their business development and strategic planning.

Olabayo holds a B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from both the Johnson School of Business at Cornell University and the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.