Pictured: Members of the 2019-2020 Team with Dr. Janet Yellen
Photo Credit: Cheriss May, The Urban Institute |
Founded by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Fanta Traore, and co-led by an incredible team of young Black women, the Sadie Collective is named after Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, the first African American to earn her doctoral degree in economics in 1921 from the University of Pennsylvania.
Unfortunately, due to racial barriers that persisted at the time, Dr. Alexander was unable to find work in the economics profession and instead pursued a career in law, holding a variety of positions such as Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia. Our organization aims to bring together Black women at different stages in their academic and/or professional careers in quantitatively demanding fields such as economics, finance, data science, and public policy. We provide resources and program to Sadie Collective members and advocate for broader visibility in the field. |
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