Akhaji Zakiya (She/her)
Operations Manager
Black Screen Office
As a consultant with over 20 years of project management experience, Akhaji’s core skills include financial and data analysis, economic research, communications and regulatory/policy development issues. She is recognized for her knowledge of corporate financial management issues as well as business strategy and policy development in media industries.
Akhaji has worked with corporations and non-profits to implement strategic plans, conduct industry research and expand budgets. She is currently heading operations at the newly-formed Black Screen Office (BSO) and recently led data management and analysis for a US-based IT firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Survey for over 500 employees. Previously, she updated organizational procedures at municipal agency Heritage Toronto and directed the revision of the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) for Ontario Creates. Prior to joining AZ Associates, she was Managing Consultant at Nordicity specializing in media finance.
Akhaji Zakiya is a Black community-focussed management consultant and entrepreneur. She has run a real estate business in Toronto, and more recently Barbados, for the past 25 years and is currently engaged by the Black Screen Office heading up operations for the newly-formed organization.
