Opening doors to future-ready careers
Emole Futures Initiative is a Canadian not-for-profit in Kingston, Ontario. We give Black youth and other underrepresented youth the skills, mentorship, networks and leadership opportunities to thrive in business, artificial intelligence and STEM.
Talent is everywhere. Access isn't.
Technology and the world of work are changing fast, but access to specialized learning, mentors and professional networks is still uneven. We believe early exposure and hands-on experience change what young people believe is possible.
Through our Black Youth Career Pathways approach, every Emole program helps young people discover their strengths and turn them into real, market-relevant skills, from a Grade 2 student's first experiment to a high schooler's first business pitch.
Our mission
Equip Black youth and other underrepresented youth with skills, mentorship, networks and leadership opportunities in business, AI and STEM.
Our approach
One connected pathway: Explore, Build Skills, Apply, Lead and Progress.
Who we serve
Black youth and other underrepresented youth in Grades 2–12, and their families.
Where
In person in Kingston, Ontario, and online for our virtual programs.
Meet our founder
Dr. Patrick Egbunonu
Founder & President
Patrick brings more than 20 years of experience across analytics, artificial intelligence, business, education and leadership. He is President and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of Informanos Analytics & Artificial Intelligence and an instructor at Queen's University's Smith School of Business. He previously served as Associate Dean and later Acting Dean of Business and Community Services at St. Lawrence College.
He holds a Master's in Chemical Engineering from Queen's University, an MBA through the Cornell–Queen's Executive MBA Americas program and a Ph.D. in Technology from Capitol Technology University. He serves on the Board of the Kingston Economic Development Corporation, and was named Community Builder of the Year (2025) and Business Person of the Year (2026).
Kingston is personal for Patrick: his three children were born here, and each took part in Black Youth STEM programming. That experience shaped his commitment to keeping these opportunities open to the next generation.
An incorporated Canadian not-for-profit
Emole Futures Initiative is governed by a Board of Directors that oversees strategy, finances, youth safety, risk and organizational accountability.
Board member profiles will be published here soon.
- Legal name
- Emole Futures Initiative
- Status
- Canadian not-for-profit corporation
- Incorporated
- April 21, 2026
- Under
- Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act
- Corporation No.
- 1787676-9
- Based in
- Kingston, Ontario
Emole Policy and Research Institute
We are developing the Emole Policy and Research Institute as our research and evidence arm. It will connect what we learn in our programs with wider conversations about how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping learning, work, leadership and economic opportunity.
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