Kristen E. Broady, Ph.D. is the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Academic Specialization and Full Professor of Business Administration at Kentucky State University. She previously served on the faculties of Benedict College, Dominican University, Fort Valley State University, Atlanta Metropolitan State College, and Howard University. She was also a consultant for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C., a senior research fellow for the Center for Global Policy Solutions in Washington, D.C., a consultant for the City of East Point, Georgia, and an HBCU consultant for season two of The Quad on Black Entertainment Television (BET) in Atlanta.

Dr. Broady is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, The Baltimore Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, the National Economic Association, the American Economic Association, and the Southern Economic Association. Recent publications include “Race and Jobs at High Risk to Automation,” “Dreaming and Doing at Georgia HBCUs: Continued Relevancy in ‘Post Racial’ America” and “Obesity and Social Inequality in America: Cultural and Empirical Determinants.”  She earned a B.A. in criminal justice at Alcorn State University and an MBA and Ph.D. in business administration with a major in economics at Jackson State University.