Saidah Leatutufu-Burch, Ed.D. is a visionary systems leader, equity strategist, and movement-builder dedicated to advancing racial justice, economic justice, educational equity, and cultural wealth.

Specialties

With over a decade of experience in public, private, and nonprofit sectors, Dr. Sai specializes in:

• Racial Equity & Reparative Justice – Designing and leading multimillion-dollar initiatives that center racial justice, advance equity outcomes, and repair harm.

• Systems Change & Strategic Leadership – Building cross-sector coalitions and public-private partnerships to drive policy transformation and institutional change.

• Community Engagement & Economic Advancement – Championing programs that expand wealth-building pathways, housing equity, educational equity and economic mobility.

• Liberatory Innovation & Program Design – Equipping communities with radical imagination tools and developing replicable models that inspire dreaming and structural change.

• Policy, Advocacy & Governance – Navigating complex systems and leveraging policy to support generational change.

Expertise in Action

Dr. Sai’s work has yielded change in several ways, including but not limited to:

• Increasing Black homebuyers by 7x through reimagined housing policy.

• Directing capacity-building for over 30 community-based organizations to strengthen infrastructure and compliance.

• Designing a government funding dashboard that enhanced transparency and trust.

• Creating nationally-recognized convenings and toolkits that fuel freedom dreaming and innovation.

• Mentoring over 35 public sector professionals, cultivating the next generation of equity-driven leaders.

Whether leading innovative policy change, facilitating powerful conversations, or helping organizations reimagine what's possible, Dr. Sai brings deep experience, radical vision, and an unwavering commitment to collective liberation.

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