Adeeb Khan

Executive Director | Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO)

Adeeb Khan is a social impact leader with a proven track record of delivering results and creating meaningful and lasting change. Adeeb is a recognized leader in the business, nonprofit, philanthropic and public sectors. Throughout his career as a nonprofit and corporate executive, he has advanced equity, economic opportunity, education, corporate responsibility, volunteerism, and civic engagement. He is the son of immigrants, raised in rural Wyoming and is both a first-generation high school and college graduate. He most recently served as the chief brand & impact officer for Delta Dental of Colorado (DDCO) the state’s leading dental benefits company and as the executive director of the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation (DDCOF), one of the state’s largest corporate foundations.

Prior to serving at Delta Dental, Adeeb was the senior director of corporate social responsibility at TIAA. He has served as senior director of volunteer engagement at Mile High United Way where he launched and expanded the Colorado Reading Corps. Prior to the United Way, he served as regional director of health & safety and community services at the Colorado Chapter of the American Red Cross.

He is the past chair of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation board. He currently serves on the Denver Civic Ventures board for the Downtown Denver Partnership. He is on the advisory board for the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, the board of directors for Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC) and is co-chair of the executive steering committee for the development of the 5280 Trail. In 2020, Adeeb was appointed by Governor Jared Polis to serve as a commissioner for the Colorado Early Childhood Leadership Commission (ECLC) and is now co-chair of the commission.

Adeeb holds an MBA with honors and a concentration in corporate responsibility from the University of Denver. He received a BA in Communications from the University of Southern California. He was a graduate of the Leadership Foundation’s Leadership Denver class of 2017 and has been recognized as a Colorado Governors Fellow. He has been named a Downtown Champion by the Downtown Denver Partnership, a Chamber Champion by the Denver Metro Chamber, one of Denver’s 40 under 40 by the Denver Business Journal, a top 25 under 40 professional by ColoradoBiz Magazine, the Community Change-maker of the Year by Colorado Youth for a Change, and was recognized as a top three finalist for the 9News Leader of the Year award.