Kayce Ataiyero

Biography

Kayce Ataiyero is Chief External Affairs Officer at the Joyce Foundation, where she oversees strategic communications, the Journalism Program and the Lend A Hand Fund.
Previously, she served as director of external affairs for the Cook County State’s Attorney. She has also led communications for U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly, the Illinois Governor’s Office and the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office. As an award-winning journalist, Ataiyero previously worked for the Chicago Tribune, The Raleigh News and Observer, Philadelphia Inquirer and Washington Post. Ataiyero has a journalism degree from the University of Maryland. She is board chair of Media Impact Funders and also serves on the board of Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights. She is a Daniel Burnham Fellow, was named a Chicago Titan 100, one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of IL by Women We Admire, a Notable Black Leader by Crain’s Chicago Business and one of Chicago’s most influential Black leaders by The Chicago Tribune.