Andre Agassi
Winner of more than 60 professional tennis titles; Founder, Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation
Andre Agassi is the winner of more than 60 professional career men’s singles titles and founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation (AACF). He began his tennis career in 1986 at age 16 and stands today as the only male tennis player in the world to win all four Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal. In 1994, he established the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation to provide recreational and educational opportunities for at-risk youth in his hometown, Las Vegas. Since its inception, the AACF has raised more than $60 million for programs designed to enhance a character, self-esteem and career possibilities, with the Andre Agassi Boys & Girls Club seeing as many as 400 children a day in the summer and more than 2,000 during the year. In 2001, the AACF opened the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, a K-12 public charter school designed to improve skill levels and combat lowered academic expectations while creating a climate of hope in one of the most challenged neighborhoods of Las Vegas.
Panels:
Lance Armstrong and Andre Agassi: Keeping Fit as You Grow "Younger"
Philanthropy in Education
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