Leadership
Kenyatta L. Uzzell is the founder and President of POLIHIRE. Prior to founding POLIHIRE, Kenyatta served as the Executive Recruitment Manager for the Government of the District of Columbia. In this role, he designed and implemented a new recruitment strategy to identify and hire Cabinet-level and other senior management officials to serve in the second administration of Mayor Anthony A. Williams. During his four-year tenure with the District of Columbia, Kenyatta was responsible for the successful recruitment and hiring of more than twenty executives and senior managers, to include, the City Administrator/Deputy Mayor, Inspector General, and numerous agency Directors and Deputy Directors.
Before joining the District of Columbia government, Kenyatta was a leader at several professional staffing firms, including Kforce Professional Staffing, Robert Half International, and Kelly Services. At Kforce, Kenyatta started and staffed a new division of the company that achieved $1.5 million in revenue during the first year of operation. He delivered sales and staffing presentations to senior executives at several Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and various local governments. As a manager with Robert Half International, Kenyatta was responsible for the management and operations of five divisions and also responsible for recruiting numerous accounting and financial professionals. He also recruited several executives for non-profit organizations.
Kenyatta received a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in English and minored in African American Studies. He also earned an MBA from Howard University School of Business in Washington, DC.
Before joining the District of Columbia government, Kenyatta was a leader at several professional staffing firms, including Kforce Professional Staffing, Robert Half International, and Kelly Services. At Kforce, Kenyatta started and staffed a new division of the company that achieved $1.5 million in revenue during the first year of operation. He delivered sales and staffing presentations to senior executives at several Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and various local governments. As a manager with Robert Half International, Kenyatta was responsible for the management and operations of five divisions and also responsible for recruiting numerous accounting and financial professionals. He also recruited several executives for non-profit organizations.
Kenyatta received a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in English and minored in African American Studies. He also earned an MBA from Howard University School of Business in Washington, DC.
Kenyatta is an active member of several civic and professional organizations, including the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, the Society for Human Resources Management and the National Black MBA Association. He is also a Life Member of the UNC General Alumni Association and a Life Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.