2025 Philanthropy Leaders Summit

Keita Young is the Vice-President of Community Impact at FanDuel, where she
leads the development, implementation, and execution of a comprehensive external
community impact strategy. Keita is tasked to drive bold, purpose-driven strategies that
create measurable change and align corporate values with community advancement.
Keita joined FanDuel in 2022 as the company’s first Head of Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion (DEI), where she crafted and delivered a company-wide DEI strategy. In that
role, she launched initiatives to attract, retain, and engage a diverse and talented
workforce, positioning DEI as a business imperative essential to FanDuel’s ongoing
success.
Before FanDuel, Keita spent over eight years at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where she
held several leadership roles. As Global Head of Outside Counsel Engagement, she
led a global team managing relationships with over 800 law firms supporting a 2,000+
person legal department. She also developed and led the legal department’s diversity
strategy for outside counsel. Earlier at JPMorgan Chase, she served as Program
Manager for the firm’s Advancing Black Leaders strategy, where she helped drive
global efforts to increase representation and retention of Black talent. Keita began her
tenure as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, advising on legal and
regulatory risks through complex complaint analysis.
Prior to her corporate career, Keita practiced employment law for eight years, worked as
a consultant for an educational nonprofit, and was a successful entrepreneur.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College and a J.D. from the University
of Pennsylvania Law School. Keita lives in Jersey City with her husband and their
three children.