Khali Sweeney is the founder and CEO of the Driven By Growth Detroit (DBG)--one of the nation’s leading out-of-school time programs. A visionary youth mentor with a relentless passion for helping young people succeed, Khali leveraged his lived experience to create a safe, nurturing, and inspiring space where students can realize their own passions and pursue success as they see it. As a native Detroiter, Khali has attended some of the same schools and has lived in some of the same neighborhoods as many of the students DBG now serves. Khali’s intimate knowledge of this community has helped his team to understand the unique challenges facing families in and around Detroit while generating comprehensive programming interventions designed to support lifelong, wellbeing. DBG has been recognized as a national leader in youth development by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Library of Congress.