Joshua albert

Associate partner

Josh is a leadership development and systems change practitioner specializing in bringing deep learning to complex, high-stakes environments—where progress depends on shifts in mindset, behavior, and collective leadership.

At KONU, he designs and leads large-scale, multi-year programs for senior government officials, international development institutions, public sector agencies, and Fortune 500 organizations. He creates transformative learning experiences for leaders across levels and geographies, helping them navigate competing priorities, work across difference, and drive meaningful change in complex systems. His approach integrates insights and practices from adult development, adaptive leadership, and systems change, with a focus on supporting institutions under pressure to become more effective, aligned, and humane.

Before joining KONU, Josh was part of the team that built Last Mile Health, a health-justice nonprofit focused on strengthening health systems in remote communities across sub-Saharan Africa. Over eight years—including four in Liberia during the 2014 Ebola outbreak—he served as Chief Operating Officer and later Chief of Staff, helping scale the organization from a community-based pilot into a national partner to government and a global systems-change actor.

He holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and lives in Washington, DC with his wife and son.