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Constructing a Just Transition: MBEs and the Future of Building Decarbonization
Kyanite Partners and MIT Community Innovators Lab drafted a report proposing strategies to ensure that Minority-Owned Business Enterprises are able to grow from current Federal investments in the building decarbonization sector.
Get to Know Lewis
Lewis joined Kyanite Partners in April 2024 as an Analyst. Here, he sits down with Alana Lopez Barro Rivera to share his experience.
Get to Know Alana
Alana joined Kyanite Partners in March 2024 as an Analyst. Here, she sits down with Emilia Charno to share her experience.
Get to Know Jonathan
Jonathan is an urban planner, designer, writer, and collaborator with Kyanite Partners.
Get to Know Bennett
Bennett joined Kyanite Partners for Summer 2023 as a Graduate Analyst.
How to Make Sure Federal Climate Money Helps Everyone
How to Make Sure Federal Climate Money Helps Everyone
Get to Know Michelle
Michelle joined Kyanite Partners in December 2022 as a Graduate Analyst. Here, she sits down with Emilia Charno to share her experience.
Get to Know Dan
Dan Kaplan on Sustainable City-Building, History, and Equity in the Built Environment
Get to Know Rana
Rana is a Partner at Kyanite Partners. Here, she sits down with Emilia Charno to share her experience.
Get to Know Marcela
Marcela Angel on Equitable Environmental Planning, Community-Based Practices, and Global Climate and Biodiversity Solutions
Get to Know Cali
Cali founded Kyanite Partners in June 2021. Here, she sits down with Emilia Charno to share her reflections on leadership and the future.
Op-Ed: Home health workers deserve the ability to provide for themselves and their families
Kyanite Partners is proud to be supporting the MIT Community Innovators Lab (CoLab) and the Mel King Community Fellows Program to learn and explore how to advance economic democracy in cities and regions. The current Mel King Fellows Program, Centering Equity in Long-Term Care Class of 2022-2023, is focused on envisioning and actualizing a Long Term Support System that builds wealth for care workers and preserves wealth for those who need care and their families. This Op-Ed highlights the vision and critical demands of current fellow Adria Powell, President and CEO of Cooperative Home Care Associates.
Get to Know Phil
Former NYC Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives and MIT Professor Phil Thompson on Economic Democracy, Technology, Workforce Development, and Equity and Inclusion
COVID Great Reckoning hastens a crisis of caregivers shortage
Kyanite Partners is proud to be supporting the MIT Community Innovators Lab (CoLab) and the Mel King Community Fellows Program to learn and explore how to advance economic democracy in cities and regions. The current Mel King Fellows Program, Centering Equity in Long-Term Care Class of 2022-2023, is focused on envisioning and actualizing a Long Term Support System that builds wealth for care workers and preserves wealth for those who need care and their families. This Op-Ed highlights the vision and critical demands of current fellow April Verrett, President SEIU 2015 and former fellow Ai-jen Poo, President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
Get to Know Allison
Allison Bajracharya on Leadership, Inclusive Economic Growth, and Her New Role at America Achieves
Get to Know Yasmeen
Yasmeen Ahmed Pattie on Life Sciences and Small Businesses in New York
Get to Know Emilia
Emilia joined Kyanite Partners in June 2022 as an Analyst. Here, she sits down with Saritha Ramakrishna to share her experience.
Get to Know Saritha
Saritha joined Kyanite Partners in September 2021 as its first employee. Here, she sits down with Emilia Charno to share her experience.
Bay Area cities win $5 million to create new housing policies
Kyanite Partners supported the Contra Costa County Housing Authority, Richmond Land, and Community Housing Preservation Development Corporation on a winning grant from the Partnership for the Bay's Future.