Kofi Hope is a Rhodes Scholar, Doctor of Philosophy in Politics, community activist and youth advocate. He has over 10 years of experience in managing community based programs.

In 2005 he founded the Black Youth Coalition Against Violence, a group which advocated for real solutions to the issue of gun violence. This advocacy work included a presentation for then Prime Minister Paul Martin and led to him being named one of the Top Ten People to Watch in Toronto in 2006 by the Toronto Star.

Currently he is the Managing Director of Community Em-powering Enterprises (CEE) a non-profit which creates economic opportunities for Black youth in Toronto. He has delivered over 75 speaking engagements in Canada and the UK and was co-chair of Olivia Chow’s election advisory committee in 2014.