About the Founder and Principal Strategist

Roeshana Moore-Evans is the Founder and Principal Strategist of Equity Empowerment, with a proven track record of partnering with leaders across sectors to turn ambitious ideas into tangible, sustainable outcomes.

She has led large-scale initiatives, including business model transformations, complex cross-functional projects, and organization-wide programs. Roeshana helps organizations unlock their potential—making the impossible probable—through strategic evaluation, stakeholder engagement, and targeted strategy development. Her superpower lies in bridging the gap between people and opportunities, curating the right relationships and resources that are needed to drive sustainable, systemic change.

A Boston native, Roeshana’s commitment to community impact was shaped by her personal experiences and education, fueling her dedication to empowering others through her work. She holds both a Bachelor's degree and an MBA from UMass Boston, where she honed her expertise in business management and equity-centered strategies—tools she now applies to create real-world, equitable solutions for her clients.

Education

MBA - Leadership and Organizational Change, University of Massachusetts Boston

BSc - Business Management, University of Massachusetts Boston

Professional Experience

2024 - Present, Board Member, Roxbury Community College Foundation

2024 - Present

Steering Committee Member, Truth, Healing, Reconciliation & Reparative Justice Commission, Harvard Divinity School

2024 - Present 

Advisor, NAACP Cambridge Youth Council

2024 - Present

Advisory Board Member, Slave Legacy History Coalition

2024 - Present 

Strategic Advisor, Bob Moses Legacy Conference

2014 - Present

President, Massachusetts Public Health Alliance

2022-2024

Executive Director, Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative, Harvard University

2020-2022

Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor, Count Me In, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

2016-2021

Founding Chair, Shades@Broad Affinity Group, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

2018-2020

Onboarding Program Manager, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

2015-2018

Senior Research Administrator, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

2013-2015

Senior Research Administrator, Tufts University

2011-2013

Grants Manager, Harvard Medical School

2009-2011

Staff Accountant, Health Resources in Action

2007-2009

Accounting Assistant, RSM McGladrey

2003-2007

Junior Accountant, Dining Inc.