Fred Swaniker is on a mission to bring better leadership to Africa and the world. He leads the African Leadership Group - an ecosystem of organizations that are catalyzing a new era of ethical, entrepreneurial and digital leaders in Africa. Over the past 15 years, he has founded and led the pre-university African Leadership Academy, African Leadership University, and African Leadership Network. This year Fred launched Sand Technologies, a global technology services company headquartered in the USA with engineers across Silicon Valley, France, the United Kingdom, Romania and various emerging markets. Specializing in industrial AI, Sand technologies is helping companies develop world class technology products, build great technology teams, and deliver outstanding customer experiences. Through Sand, over 200,000 young leaders are also receiving technology and leadership skills training, with a goal to develop 3-5 million digital leaders by the next decade. Fred previously worked as a McKinsey consultant before earning an MBA from Stanford and becoming an entrepreneur. He is an Echoing Green Fellow; Aspen Institute Fellow; and was recognized as one of TIME Magazine’s most influential people of 2019. He holds honorary doctorate degrees from Macalester College, Middlebury College and Nelson Mandela University.
