Fred Swaniker has a long and varied career in leadership and entrepreneurship. Fred began their professional journey in 1999 as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company. In 2001, they Co-Founded and served as Chief Operating Officer of Synexa Life Sciences. In 2004, they founded Global Leadership Adventures, a high school study abroad program, and African Leadership Group, a mission to develop three million entrepreneurial leaders for the continent by 2035. In 2019, they founded The Room, a platform to connect African leadership talent to each other and to other world-class talent.
Fred Swaniker received their MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business between 2002 and 2004. From 1995 to 1999, they obtained a BA in Economics from Macalester College. In 2018, they were awarded an honorary Doctorate from Macalester College, and in 2017 they received honorary Doctorates from both Middlebury College and Nelson Mandela University.
June, 2004 - present