African Leadership Academy Journey: Vision, Strategies, Challenges.

Chris Bradford is driven to build transformational educational institutions. Over the past fifteen years, Chris has guided the development of African Leadership Academy, which he co-founded with Stanford MBA classmate Fred Swaniker in 2004. African Leadership Academy seeks to transform Africa by identifying, developing, and connecting the continent’s future leaders. In this interview, Chris breaks down the recipe for creating a world-class purpose-driven institution.  Chris seeks to build strong organizations that transform societies by empowering individuals to reimagine what is possible for themselves and their communities. He relishes the process of “cathedral building”: ensuring that organizations are built to last and thrive beyond their founders. Prior to ALA, Chris co-founded Terra Education and worked at organizations including Procter and Gamble, BCG, and the Broad Foundation. He also worked as a teacher at Oundle School, a boarding school in England. Chris is a graduate of Yale University (BA) and Stanford University (MBA, MA Education).