Hairat Ajose joins FSG with a background in research, program evaluation, and international development. She is passionate about gender equality, community development, and promoting sustainable impact. Hairat is especially interested in work surrounding women and girl empowerment, education, and eliminating racial disparities. She believes it is important to utilize data to assist impacted communities with making informed decisions that will benefit their progression and well-being. As a consultant, Hairat conducts stakeholder interviews, performs secondary research, and works alongside case team members to develop client-customized strategic recommendations to address social inequities.
Before FSG
Prior to joining FSG, Hairat worked as a research analyst for the City University of New York Institute for State and Local Governance (ISLG). There she worked primarily on the team evaluating portions of the NYPD Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Plan. She aided the team by helping to develop theories of change, strategic evaluation frameworks, and provide data collection and analysis. She was also part of the Safety and Justice Challenge team where she was tasked with laying the groundwork for the formation of a crime rate database.
Before ISLG, Hairat worked as a research associate for the Global Strategy Group. She was responsible for supporting several public affairs and communications projects for political and nonprofit clients. She specifically created surveys, helped to implement focus groups and created client deliverables that helped to better understand the public’s view as it pertained to elected officials and reform efforts across the country.
Education
- University at Albany, B.A. in Criminal Justice and Communications
- University at Albany, Master of International Affairs
- University of Connecticut, M.A. in Educational Psychology
Affiliations
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Languages
- English (fluent)
- Yoruba (conversational)
On Working at FSG
As someone who understands the importance of data in driving sustainable impact, I am honored to be working with leaders at FSG who feel the same. I am excited to learn from my colleagues while also assisting our clients with pushing for change in impacted communities and the philanthropic field at large.”
