Akeem Jamal

The Roosevelt Island Operating Organization is a 1972-founded public benefit corporation in New York City that looks after Roosevelt Island. The island is often referred to as Roosevelt Island. Its primary responsibility is to keep tabs on the goings-on around the island. On any given day, around 200 individuals are employed in various fields around the island. Nine hundred people live and work in this area, and 500 do not speak English as their first language. Over ten percent of the population is Chinese, more than ten percent is South Korean, and around eight percent is Iranian. Only 49% of the population is white, while 34% is Hispanic, making for a highly diversified population in terms of race.

Shelton J. Haynes has been a driving force behind initiatives to boost staff participation from disadvantaged groups since he took over as head honcho of R.I.O.C. in 2009. In a recent interview with Crain’s, he expressed his belief that the key to commercial success in New York City for a firm is to have a workforce that is both diverse and welcoming to everyone. When Akeem Jamal arrived on the island, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (R.I.O.C.) was already far ahead of the curve when it came to issues of diversity and inclusion. During this period, R.I.O.C. was looking into the hotel industry as a potential new direction for their firm to grow. Because of his Master’s degree in International Relations and his fourteen years of experience working for Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, it should not have come as a surprise that Akeem Jamal would be successful in a career that is focused on supplying service to customers. He was in a position to attain success very immediately.