About Us

Leadership

Kayrita M. Anderson, Chief Executive Officer

Through her role as Chief Executive Officer of the Harold and Kayrita Anderson Family Foundation, Kayrita Anderson has been widely recognized for her devoted work to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), a cause that has become the centerpiece of her family foundation.

Working along with the Atlanta Women’s Foundation and the Juvenile Justice Fund, Kayrita was instrumental in creating A Future. Not A Past. –a campaign to end the prostitution of children in Georgia. Most recently she has focused her efforts to take the successful work of A Future. Not A Past. to a nationwide platform. Her active involvement with the campaign has positioned her as a national leader on the issue.

Kayrita serves on the board of the Women’s Funding Network and has chaired a number of events for local and national non-profits. Her philanthropic success has been featured in numerous publications including Town & Country Magazine, Women E-News and Womenetrics. She has also personally written commentary regarding the commercial sexual exploitation for publications such as Spotlight on Poverty.

She lives in Atlanta with her husband Harold. She has two step-children, Taylor and H.M. Anderson.

Harold Anderson, Chairman

Harold Anderson combats obstacles head on. His giving style has never been about just writing a check. By aligning his sharp business mind and his compassionate heart, he has become a force in the philanthropic community, not only by developing strategic and successful grant partnerships, but also by being diligent in accountability in these partnerships so that the credibility of his grant making will inspire others to get involved.

In 2001, Harold read an newspaper article about a group home called Angela’s House, a safe house for children who had been victimized by prostitution. He was overwhelmed with rage that a problem like child prositution was happening in his own backyard and, true to character, met that rage with a passion to make a difference. He walked into the organization funding the project with a check in his hand ready to help.

During a strategy session on how to support Angela’s House, Harold shocked everyone at the meeting by putting his fist down and saying, “my new mission is to put Angela’s House out of business.” He no longer wanted to only support victims;  he wanted to stop them from being victims from the first place. His strategic business mind helped develop an innovative solution to tackling the horrific problem by combating demand. Three years later A Future. Not A Past. has evolved as a force in Georgia, working to build relationships with law enforcement, politicians, and community leaders backed by top research to bring the business of child prostitution down.

During the development of this crusade Harold learned that he had a life threatening infection that kept him in and out of the hospital for nearly six years, and that ultimately lead to the amputation of his leg. His experience motivated him not only to help disabled veterans and children, but support cutting-edge research in combating MRSA, a well-known “superbug.”

Harold thinks big, but he also makes the personal connections that make real tangible differences. Whether it is a soldier returning from Iraq, a homeless man facing drug addiction or a bright young person looking to start a business, they will all tell you a personal relationship with Harold Anderson changed their life for the better.

Harold lives in Atlanta with his wife and partner in change, Kayrita Anderson. He is a father to two children, Taylor and H.M. Anderson, whom he looks forward to bringing into the foundation and sharing his unique affective approach to philanthropy.