Waziri Garuba is the Founder and CEO of Harlem Labs, where he acts as Sherpa to the leaders, visionaries, and teams he has navigated through growth and development roadblocks for 14 years.

His work with key leaders in organizations led him to focus on defining the right strategies for CEO’s and Executive decision-makers to maximize their impact on the audiences they serve. Before his role in strategic leadership advisory, Waziri spent almost a decade working at Wall Street firms Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley.

He received his MBA at Columbia Business School in 2009, after which he worked as a consultant on projects in Las Vegas and Sao Paulo before eventually relocating to Austin, TX, where he launched his advisory firm in 2013.

Waziri is the Co-Founder of Herb and Root, Black Future House, ReThink Austin and The Global Tech Bridge Initiative.

Waziri keeps busy at home with his wife, an 8-year-old, and 6-year-old twins.