Dr. Cheryl Pruitt
Keynote speaker at the Top 100 Most Powerful Black Women Summit
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About Dr. Cheryl Pruitt
- I am a systems leader and truth-teller who leads with clarity under pressure and builds pathways that protect people and sustain impact especially for Black women and children.
- Doctoral-trained systems leader with nearly 40 years of leadership across education, policy, and community systems, including service as a K–12 Superintendent
- TEDx speaker and published scholar whose work leads at the intersection of education, health, and entrepreneurship driving data-informed decisions and leadership under pressure
- knowing who you are, standing on your experience, and using your voice to shape outcomes not just occupy space.
- Making decisions from clarity instead of fear, setting boundaries without apology, and leading without waiting to be validated.
- Black women must exhaust themselves to be seen, proving instead that authority, excellence, and sustainability can coexist.
- Stopped confusing endurance with leadership and chose to trust my discernment, even when the room was uncomfortable.
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