Roshell R. Rinkins

Roshell R. Rinkins, a Fort Lauderdale native, has built a mastery in strategic sourcing, procurement, and supply-chain management honed at some of the nation’s top companies, including Apple, Procter & Gamble (P&G), Microsoft, and Goldman Sachs. As Vice President of Grants Administration and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, she develops and executes systems, policies, and management tools that advance the grantmaking at the foundation. In her DEI capacity, Roshell is responsible for driving the foundation’s core belief of engaged, equitable, and inclusive communities into every aspect of Knight’s work.

Roshell currently Chairs the Foundation Leadership Circle, sits on the board of the Florida Philanthropic Network, is a member of Pipeline Angels cohort and served on several advisory committees including Peak Grantmaking where she provided high-level strategic guidance and thought partnership. Roshell was recently selected to participate in Harvard Business School’s Young American Leaders Program that immerses leaders from over a dozen cities who commit to making their communities more inclusive, prosperous, and successful.

Born to Haitian immigrants, Roshell earned both her Bachelor of Science and MBA degrees from Florida A&M University. Her expertise has been featured in various media outlets including Nasdaq, the Huffington Post, several business/entrepreneurship related podcasts, among others.