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Darius currently serves as the Managing Director of Community Investment at the Greater Washington Community Foundation. In this role, he oversees the foundation’s grantmaking, strategic initiatives, and collaboratives with the goal of building equitable and thriving communities across Washington, DC; Montgomery County; Prince George's County; and Northern Virginia. He also serves on the foundation’s executive team and leads the Community Investment team.
As an adjunct professor at the University of Denver and Goucher College, he teaches graduate courses on social entrepreneurship, public sector innovation, and nonprofit leadership. At the Baltimore Museum of Art, Darius serves as vice-chair of the board and chair of the governance committee. He previously co-chaired the international search for the museum's new executive director.
Darius' work and insights are highlighted in two books, Becoming a Changemaker: An Actionable, Inclusive Guide to Leading Positive Change at Any Level and In the Business of Change: How Social Entrepreneurs Are Disrupting Business as Usual. He has been a speaker at SXSW, SOCAP, Mission Investors Exchange, and Startup Champions; published in The Baltimore Sun, Inside Philanthropy, and more; and received honors from EBONY, Baltimore Business Journal, and was recently named a GameChanger by Baltimore magazine. Darius is the author of Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World.
Darius is a Fellow of the Civil Society Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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