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Fred Swaniker

Founder & CEO of African Leadership Group

Founder & CEO of African Leadership Group

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Fred Swaniker Biography

Fred Swaniker is on a mission to bring better leadership to Africa and the world. He is the founder and CEO of the African Leadership Group – an ecosystem of organizations that are catalyzing a new era of ethical, entrepreneurial African leaders. Over the past 15 years, he has founded and led the pre-university African Leadership Academy, the African Leadership University, the African Leadership Network and ALX — a next-generation leadership development and talent sourcing platform. Collectively, these endeavors aim to transform Africa by developing three million African leaders over a 50-year period.

A passionate entrepreneur, Fred has also co-founded Terra Education, a global education company, and Synexa Life Sciences, a biotechnology company. He has also worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in South Africa.

Among his accomplishments is Swaniker’s recognition as a TED Fellow, an Aspen Institute Fellow, a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, an Echoing Green Fellow, one of Africa’s top 10 young “power men” by Forbes, and one of 115 young leaders selected to meet President Obama at the White House. More recently, Fred was nominated to the TIME 100 list of most influential people 2019.

Swaniker has an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he was named an Arjay Miller Scholar, a distinction awarded to the top 10% of each graduating class. He holds a BA in Economics with a minor in Mathematical Statistics from Macalester College (magna cum laude). He was born in Ghana but has lived and worked in about 10 different African countries.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/26/2024.

Fred Swaniker Videos

  • Fred Swaniker, Founder & CEO, African Leadership Group
    The Power of Public, Private, Youth Partnerships to Drive Impact with and for Young People
  • 2021 Annual IC3 Festival - Keynote Address by Fred Swaniker
    Mr. Fred Swaniker, Founder & CEO, African Leadership Group (ALG) delivers the Opening Keynote at the 2021 Annual IC3 Festival.
  • Fred Swaniker the African Leadership Group | HundrED 2020 Innovation Summit
    In this video, Fred Swaniker Founder of the African Leadership Group explores education in Africa and the challenges and opportunities he sees there....

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Fred Swaniker is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Fred Swaniker for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Fred Swaniker generally travels from South Africa and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Strive Masiyiwa, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Van Jones, David Moinina Sengeh and Majora Carter. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Fred Swaniker for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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