Founder & Principal Advisor

Dr. Letisha Malcolm is the Founder and Principal Advisor of Malcolm Strategic Consulting & International Advisory. She advises on policy, strategic planning, international partnerships, and program development. As founder of The Collaborative for Leadership, Policy, Advocacy & Global Exchange, she has worked with embassies, government representatives, universities, businesses, and nonprofit organizations on education and economic development initiatives. She served as an international advisor to the Africa Open for Business Summit’s Uganda-U.S. Investment Forum in Washington, DC, with The Collaborative coordinating outreach. Her other engagements include managing international student programming and embassy relations for the UNESCO Center for Peace and speaking on workforce development and participation in emerging industries at the Caribbean Canadian Investment Summit & Trade Forum.

Dr. Malcolm has served as Vice President for Education & Exchange and Internship Coordinator for Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA), overseeing education and career programming, internship coordination, and mentorship initiatives. Her advisory discussions with ambassadors and representatives of multilateral institutions, international organizations, nonprofits, and community development initiatives have addressed education, workforce development, economic opportunity, and institutional partnerships. She holds a doctorate in Urban Education Leadership from Morgan State University’s Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership, and Policy, with a concentration in Administration and Social Policy; a master’s degree in Cultural Arts Leadership & Management from Shenandoah University; and a certificate in U.S. Public Policy from Harvard Extension School. Her doctoral research examined ideology and power dynamics in U.S. history, and her Fulbright research in Ghana included a study of governance, political institutions, and U.S.-Ghana relations.

Advisory & Strategic Partnerships Meeting, Embassy of Uganda (2026)