Founder & CEO of Fly Sci Enterprise; Former Senior Policy Advisor at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy

Washington, DC, USA
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Knatokie Ford Biography

Dr. Knatokie Ford is Founder and CEO of Fly Sci Enterprise, LLC. Established in 2014, Fly Sci Enterprise is an education and media consulting organization focused on leveraging the power of storytelling to promote social change, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

She previously served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) from 2015 through the end of the Obama Administration. In her role at the White House, Dr. Ford oversaw development and implementation of a national initiative, the “Image of STEM,” which was designed to raise visibility and improve the image of STEM fields and careers in order to help promote diversity in the STEM workforce.

She previously served as an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at OSTP from 2012-2014 with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). In this capacity, she managed concurrent projects on education technology and improving the nation’s healthcare system, in addition to working with OSTP’s STEM inclusion team.

Prior to serving in the Obama Administration, Dr. Ford was a postdoctoral research fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. She also spent time in Los Angeles where she had the opportunity to work as an actress in television and film and serve as a middle school teacher in an underserved community in South Central Los Angeles.

Dr. Ford completed her PhD in Experimental Pathology at Harvard University, where she studied age-related macular degeneration, and received a BS/MS in Chemistry/Biological Chemistry from Clark Atlanta University.

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Knatokie Ford Speaking Topics

  • FUTURES ALCHEMY™

    Transforming Today’s Challenges into Inspiring New Possibilities

    We are living through a period of profound disruption—one that is reshaping how we think about the future and our place within it. In this keynote, Dr. Knatokie Ford introduces Futures ALCHEMY™, a human-centered framework she developed to help individuals and organizations transform uncertainty into imagination, agency, and forward momentum. Blending futures thinking with cognitive science and her own lived experience, she explores how our brains respond to uncertainty, why fear can narrow our creative capacity, and how disruption can quietly distort our relationship with the future. She invites audiences to move beyond fear-based reactivity and rediscover their ability to imagine, design, and build what comes next. At the heart of Futures ALCHEMY™ is a practical, seven-step method—Anticipate, Listen, Curate, Hone, Envision, Manifest, and Yield—that helps people shift from survival mode into imaginative agency. Whether applied to personal growth, leadership, education, or organizational strategy, the framework offers tools to unlock breakthrough thinking and adaptive advantage in times of change.

  • OVERCOME IMPOSTER SYNDROME & LIVE YOUR LEGEND

    On the heels of achievement, it is not uncommon for people to feel like they just got “lucky” or that they do not deserve to be where they are. This is known as the imposter syndrome, which is typically associated with an inability to internalize accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a "fraud." Imposter syndrome can not only reduce confidence, but also impact performance. I discuss broader implications and prevalence of imposter experiences and share my own journey grappling with this “inner hater” as a graduate student at Harvard and even the White House. I also highlight tactics I have employed to overcome and manage imposter feelings, which have empowered me to persevere in the face of challenges in service of connecting with my highest self to live out my legend!

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Knatokie Ford Videos

Dr. Knatokie Ford - American College of Education

Dr. Knatokie Ford - American College of Education

Commencement speech

Dr. Knatokie Ford - Fostering Equity and Inclusion in STEM Society

Dr. Knatokie Ford - Fostering Equity and Inclusion in STEM Society

Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is a collaborative cross-disciplinary nonprofit biomedical research organization based in Seattle. In 2020, ISB...

Dr. Knatokie Ford - TEDxMidAtlantic

Dr. Knatokie Ford - TEDxMidAtlantic

Defeating the inner imposter that keeps us from being successful.

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Knatokie Ford is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as FUTURES ALCHEMY™ , OVERCOME IMPOSTER SYNDROME & LIVE YOUR LEGEND, FOSTERING EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING IN EDUCATION and Dream Chasing. The estimated speaking fee range to book Knatokie Ford for your event is available upon request. Knatokie Ford generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Alena Analeigh, Sylvia Acevedo, Pamela McCauley, Lisa Gelobter and Ayo Sokale. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Knatokie Ford for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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