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Kalani Leifer
Overcoming Underemployment
Kalani Leifer is the Founder and CEO of COOP Careers, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing underemployment by focusing on digital skills and fostering peer connections.
He holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Education from City University of New York-Herbert H. Lehman College and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in International Relations from Stanford University.
Kalani has a diverse professional background including working as a Fellow at the Obama Foundation, Manager at Google, and Fellow Associate at McKinsey & Company.
Prior to his current role, he served as a History Teacher in the NYC Department of Education, Corps Member at Teach For America, Researcher at Stanford University, and held positions at the U.S. House of Representatives and Deutsche Bahn.