Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo, PhD, is a strategist and relational leader with more than two decades of experience advancing equity, systems change, and organizational learning across philanthropy, government, higher education, public health, and nonprofit sectors. Her work integrates culturally responsive and equitable evaluation, community engagement, mixed-methods research, and narrative-centered approaches to help organizations translate complex challenges into actionable strategies.

At Equal Measure, Sharon leads equity-centered learning, measurement, and field-building strategy to strengthen systems serving postsecondary communities and institutions. In her work on the Gates Foundation’s Higher Endeavor initiative, a national effort focused on advancing postsecondary success and institutional transformation, she maps networks and translates insights into practical tools for institutional learning. She is particularly interested in how relationships, narratives, and collective learning accelerate systems transformation.

Before joining Equal Measure, Sharon served in leadership roles across the federal government, academia, philanthropy, and consulting. Her experience includes work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Texas Woman’s University, and multiple national and international organizations. Raised in Ghana and guided by community-centered values, Sharon’s work is grounded in the belief that people closest to challenges hold essential knowledge for developing lasting solutions.

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Ghanaian culture, storytelling traditions, and the role of narrative in community life.

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