Whitney A. White is founder of Afara Global, an innovation practice that guides startups, social enterprises, and corporate teams through the process of launching and scaling new products and services. In addition to her work with client organizations, Whitney leads Take Back Your Time, a coaching practice where she helps high achievers cut through the noise of the million and one things on their plates and get on a clear path to achieving the goals that matter to them most.

Whitney began her career in management consulting with Bain & Company, where her work spanned go-to-market strategy, merger integration, and cost reduction projects in the energy, transportation, industrial goods, consumer products, and higher education industries. She then served in the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office where she drove performance improvements across several departments as Lead Performance Management Program Manager. Whitney later led business expansion, supply chain, and logistics teams for multibillion-dollar e-commerce company McMaster-Carr prior to leading fulfillment operations on the Washington, DC launch team for Google Express.

Outside of her client work, Whitney is passionate about contributing to startup ecosystems and mentoring emerging entrepreneurs. A graduate of Davidson College, Whitney is Co-Founder of the Emergence Scholarship of the Davidson Trust and created the Davidson College Tech Impact Fellowship to encourage Davidson women and students of color to explore interests in Computer Science.