Omari Keeles is the senior director for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Cornell Tech, where he develops and implements campuswide priorities that support students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds.
Before joining Cornell Tech, Keeles served as assistant director for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Northwestern University, where he developed and implemented initiatives to promote equity and inclusion for faculty at all levels.
Most recently, he was the director for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, New York, where he led and advocated for the school’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice programs and policies.
Keeles is also an adjunct professor in the Program in Public Health at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Howard University, a master’s degree in public health from George Washington University, master’s degrees in psychological counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a master of science in psychology and a doctorate in education and psychology from the University of Michigan. He also holds a certificate in French language and culture from the Université de Bourgogne and completed the Summer School on Black Europe in Amsterdam.