Senior Leadership
Geoffrey Canada
President

Geoffrey Canada
President
Having worked with Harlem Children’s Zone for more than 30 years, Geoffrey Canada is renowned as a thought leader and passionate advocate for education reform.
Kwame Owusu-Kesse
Chief Executive Officer

Kwame Owusu-Kesse
Chief Executive Officer
Kwame Owusu-Kesse took over as Chief Executive Officer of Harlem Children’s Zone on July 1, 2020. He previously served as HCZ’s Chief Operating Officer for six years.
Our Executive Team

Nana Annan
Chief Operating Officer

Jim Hutter
Chief Financial Officer

Jennifer Klein
Chief Development Officer

Jazmine Lewis
Managing Director, Executive Office and Senior Advisor to the CEO

Justin Maker
Senior Managing Director, Human Resources

Achil Petit
Superintendent, Promise Academy® Charter Schools & Early Childhood

Wesner Pierre
Senior Managing Director, Programs

Hayling Price
Managing Director, Public Policy and External Engagement
Board of Trustees
Keith Meister
Chairman
Kwame Owusu-Kesse
Chief Executive Officer
Geoffrey Canada
President
Mitch Kurz
Treasurer
Matthew C. Blank
Secretary
Stanley F. Druckenmiller
Chairman Emeritus
Wallis Annenberg
Doug Buckminster
Joseph DiMenna
Brian J. Higgins
Mark Kingdon
Philippe Laffont
Kenneth G. Langone
Eric W. Mandelblatt
Laura Samberg
Zachary J. Schreiber
Caroline Turner
Ashok Varadhan
Richard E. Witten