Connect on Social Media
LinkedIn:
Twitter:
Facebook:
About
First Name:
Last Name:
Title and Organization:
Bio:
Yemi A.D. is a multidisciplinary creative force. He began his career as a dancer and choreographer, evolving as a creative director and producer, and establishing himself as a communication strategist, social entrepreneur, speaker and founder to become one of the most sought after creatives.
Notably, his five-year collaboration with Grammy Award-winning artist Kanye West saw him create and execute West’s global concerts, tours, and music videos, including his VMA performance (2010), the short film “Runaway” (2010), Saturday Night Live performances (2010), and The Yeezus Tour (2013), among other works.
In 2010 he founded JAD Productions, one of the leading creative production companies in Europe, working with brands and clients such as Google, Apple, Coca-Cola and T-Mobile and was honored with several global awards for their clients’ events and campaigns, including Mercedes Benz & adidas Originals in 2015, 2016, and 2018. Internationally, they have also won awards for their digital innovation and non-profit initiative responding to pandemic challenges in Central Europe called Anti-Panic in 2020.
Since 2017, Yemi has served on the advisory board of Slovak Telecom & Czech T-Mobile. In 2019 he became the first Czech inductee in the Henry Crown Fellowship by The Aspen Global Leadership Network. He is also the Czech Ambassador for the UN Sustainable Development Goals and was appointed as Czech Goodwill Ambassador by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2019.
Additionally, he devotes his time to work with disadvantaged children in Indonesia, where he founded an elementary school; in India, where he presented a program for kids with impaired hearing sense; in Nigeria where he established a program granting EU scholarships to talented students; and in the Czech Republic working with children with disabilities.
In 2021, Yemi was qualified into the pre-final group of 20 selected participants (out of 1 million) and is awaiting the final call for “dearMoon”—the first civilian lunar orbital mission funded by Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa.
In 2021, Yemi founded Moonshot Platform Inc., a non-profit organization, whose mission is to seek and accelerate emerging leaders and their organizations around the world who work on solutions to the 21st Century Grand Challenges & SDGs focused innovations.
Fellowship Program
Class
My Connections
Total Connections: 2
