African Leadership Group
Thomas Schmedding is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in partnership development, operations, and strategic initiatives. Currently serving as Director of Partnerships at the African Leadership Group and Senior Advisor at Mazi Mobility, Thomas also co-founded Kesho, focusing on pre-seed investment for African ventures, full stack acceleration support, and boutique travel. Previous roles include Chief of Staff at OnFrontiers and Head of Development at the African Leadership Group, where Thomas played key roles in operational leadership. With a strong entrepreneurial background as co-founder of FreshBox, an AgTech solution, and a project designer at Komaza, expertise extends to strategic recruitment and organizational implementation. Academic credentials include a Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Management, and Public Policy from Southern Methodist University.
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African Leadership Group
African youth have the unique opportunity to leverage this energy to drive prosperity and innovation in their communities and across the continent. With such a significant percentage of the global population coming from this part of the world, the African continent will join the world in defining where the twenty-first century will go. Anchored in its unique and effective leadership development curriculum and our global network, the AL Group has been successfully producing and placing globally competitive African talent at a speed, scale and quality never before seen. Using an experiential, technology-enabled, peer-to-peer learning model, we’re equipping and harnessing the potential of the young African workforce to meaningfully engage with — and contribute to — African economies as leaders and innovators.