Our Leadership & Trustees

Senior Leadership


Geoffrey Canada

President

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Geoffrey Canada

President

An innovator in the field of education and place-based work, Geoffrey Canada has made it his life’s mission to help young people from under-resourced communities succeed through education.

Kwame Owusu-Kesse

Chief Executive Officer

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Kwame Owusu-Kesse

Chief Executive Officer

Appointed to the role of CEO in 2020, after his tenure as COO, Mr. Owusu-Kesse launched HCZ’s transformation into a truly national organization.

Our Executive Team


Iraisa Jones

Chief Human Resources Officer

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Jennifer Klein

Chief Development Officer

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Jazmine Lewis

Chief Strategy Officer

Stephanie Lilavois

Chief Communications Officer

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Michelle Paige

Chief Program Officer

Dr. Achil Petit

Superintendent, Promise Academy® Charter Schools & Early Childhood Programs

Board of Trustees


Keith Meister

Chairman

Stephanie Coleman

Vice Chair

Kwame Owusu-Kesse

Chief Executive Officer

Geoffrey Canada

President

Mitch Kurz

Treasurer

Matthew C. Blank

Secretary

Stanley F. Druckenmiller

Chairman Emeritus

Doug Buckminster

Alexander Z. Cohen

K. Don Cornwell

Anita Elberse

Brian J. Higgins

Mark Kingdon

Philippe Laffont

Kenneth G. Langone

Eric W. Mandelblatt

Benita Melton

Zachary J. Schreiber

Caroline Turner

Ashok Varadhan

Richard E. Witten