Nov 16, 2021
Leadership is built on a person's relationships, experiences, their own unique drive to succeed. Today's guest on Empowering Leadership has deeply moving and profound ties to all of these.
Jesse Milan is CEO of AIDS United in Washington DC-based non-profit that has funded and advocated for AIDS research, therapy, community programs and more in its 30-year history.
Jesse joins host Doug McVadon to talk about his journey to his current position, including a personal tragedy that shaped the focus of his work. He also speaks about his father, who was the first African-American school teacher in a Kansas public school, as well as a highly-revered organizer and social justice advocate. They also touch on the similarities between HIV and COVID, the impacts of social justice and the workplace, and what Jesse sees as the future of leadership in a post-pandemic world.