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Bimbola Akintade, PhD, MBA, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is a Professor and Dean at East Carolina University College of Nursing. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. He serves as a member of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on the Future of the Nursing Workforce and the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Nurses Association. He is a former commissioner with the Maryland Healthcare Commission, a former pioneer member of the Board of Directors for Doctor of Nursing Practice of Color (DOC), and the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of DOC. He serves on the Board of Directors for the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty and its Finance Committee. He is an inaugural member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) Essentials Implementation Steering Committee, Chair of the AACN Assessment Expert Working Group, and completed AACNs inaugural Diversity Leadership Institute program. He is also a co-founder of the Network of Black Male Nurse Leaders. The impact of Dr. Akintade’s work as a leader, expert clinician, and educator is evident in his Editor-in-Chief/Managing Editor roles, editorial board memberships, peer-reviewed publications, professional awards, and acknowledgments.