About Angelic Young

I didn't come to consulting from a classroom. I came from decades of doing the work; managing foreign assistance portfolios in post-conflict environments, building national training programs from scratch, and leading organizations through crisis. I've sat across from boards in their hardest moments, held teams together when everything felt uncertain, and learned, slowly and imperfectly, what it actually takes to lead with integrity when the pressure doesn't let up.

I spent a decade at the U.S. Department of State as a frontline civilian, rising to senior leadership roles and overseeing portfolios exceeding $700M in places like Afghanistan and Haiti. Later, I directed strategy and programming for a 2,500-member national security network and taught graduate students at George Mason University for 13 years. The through-line across all of it: a deep belief that legitimacy matters: for leaders, for organizations, and for the institutions we're trying to build.

I'm based in the Washington, D.C. area and work with nonprofit leaders nationally. I also write regularly about executive leadership, navigating hard moments, and what it takes to lead with purpose when everything feels heavy.