Born and raised in East Oakland, CA, Akintunde Ahmad is an entrepreneur who centers equity in all of his work. After graduating from the Oakland public school system, Akintunde earned a BA in Sociology from Yale University and an MS in journalism and documentary film from Columbia University. His journalistic work has focused on racial and economic equity, and has been featured in the Atlantic, The Guardian, and Columbia Journalism Review.
As an entrepreneur, Akintunde is the sole founder of
Ade Dehye, an ethically and sustainably made fashion brand that is produced in West Africa. He is also the cofounder of
Kinfolx, a cafe and wine bar in Uptown Oakland.
When he is not working on his personal entrepreneurial endeavors, Akintunde manages marketing and communications for ESO Ventures, an Oakland based business incubator and fund that focuses on providing local Black and Latinx entrepreneurs with the confidence, competence, and capital to scale their businesses. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing and walking his two Cane Corsos.
