Akeem Soyan is a Chicago creative leader, restorative justice practitioner and facilitator whose work connects culture, youth development and community safety. As Co-Executive Director of Circles & Ciphers, he has helped build healing-centered programs that have reached more than 500 young people while mentoring emerging leaders and strengthening community-based responses to harm.

In December 2023, Akeem spoke at the launch of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s People’s Plan for Community Safety at Kennedy-King College, bringing his experience in restorative justice, youth development and community leadership to a citywide conversation about building safer communities.

Available for keynotes, panels, workshops and consulting on restorative justice, trauma-informed youth development, anti-oppression practice, creative leadership, communications and earned-revenue strategy. His experience includes trainings and consulting engagements with Harvard, Wesleyan, Loyola and DePaul.