EEC 401: From Ivy League to Prison and Back Again, with Ken Miller

Ken Miller is a recognized speaker, author, and fundraising strategist whose powerful life story—from Ivy League success to incarceration and redemption—inspires audiences to lead with authenticity, resilience, and purpose.

• How did your journey from the Ivy League to prison shape your views on resilience and personal transformation?
• Why were you in prison, and why did you have to learn to have more grace when people came late to a meeting, or didn't get work done?
• Why did you have to learn more tolerance? Because tolerance in the workplace means you are taken advantage of?
• How are we governed by scripts we tell ourselves?
• What do you suggest to overcome reacting to one's scripts?

Ken Miller

Ken Miller is a recognized speaker, author, and fundraising strategist whose powerful life story—from Ivy League success to incarceration and redemption—inspires audiences to lead with authenticity, resilience, and purpose. As the author of Becoming Ken: One Black Man’s Journey from Ivy League to Prison and Back Again, Ken shares transformative lessons on leadership, personal growth, and second chances. He is also the founder of Denali FSP, a consulting firm helping nonprofits achieve sustainable funding through strategic fundraising and capacity-building.

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