Stephanie Knight

Stephanie Knight is the current CEO of Colorado Inclusive Economy (CIE) and has been at the helm of the organization since April 2023. As the CEO, with a short tenure of only ten months, she has refocused the nonprofit and created a robust roadmap and strategic plan for the growth and expansion of CIE and hosted one of the most impactful and well attended Annual Summit events (October 2023) engaging a global DEI expert. Her vision for the organization includes more potent learning journey pathways, a CEO annual DEI immersive facilitated experience, a CIE proprietary job marketplace with an exceptional experience for candidates of color, and a CEO Circle that will propel a level of thought leadership for the future of a globally diverse workforce. Stephanie will receive an award in March of 2024 from Women Who Charge- Sisters in Energy a group that advocates, supports, and resources underrepresented woman in the energy sector.
No stranger to Colorado community-based initiatives Stephanie has been a staunch advocate of positive and inclusive messaging for older adults and is one of the original twenty-one Change AGEnts in the Changing the Narrative movement, a Colorado led initiative that actively works to empower aging adults through advocacy, legislation, and workforce opportunities. She led this work, as well as six statewide aging services programs as the Executive Director of the Senior Hub. Additionally, she was named as an influencer of the year from the North Metro Chamber- 2019 and was recognized by the Denver Regional Office of Governors (DRCOG) and Adams County for her county wide efforts (in serving aging community) during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic ensuring aging communities of color got the direct services they needed. She is also a proud graduate of the Executive Leaders of Color (2020 – 2022), a program sponsored by the Denver Foundation. Most recently Stephanie was a Governors Fellow (2022-2023) and her team’s final project, a statewide workforce development paper, serves to inform many current state workforce development initiatives and workforce development programs. She currently sits on the Colorado Thought Leadership Forum Board of Directors and has served on many nonprofit boards over the course of her career.
Stephanie is originally from Southern California, and attended Northwestern University, in Evanston, IL where she earned a degree in Sociology with additional coursework and in organizational management. She holds several leadership certifications and professional healthcare designations.
Her career includes a true balance of nonprofit and private sector experience having led many organizations to a place of growth, increased revenue, and regulatory compliance. As a Director for Sun Healthcare Group, she was instrumental in sustained subacute census growth, and met regional revenue goals, as well as developed new ancillary partners and contract providers within the Southern California region. It was in this role, early in her career, she became painfully aware of the lack of diversity in the healthcare space, particularly at the C-suite level.