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
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Jennifer Klein
Chief Development Officer
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Jazmine Lewis
Chief Strategy Officer
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Stephanie Lilavois
Chief Communications Officer
![Harlem Children's Zone Chief Program Officer Michelle Paige wearing dark suit.](https://hcz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Michelle-Paige-Headshot-FIN-1-scaled-e1699975773434-562x625.jpg)
Michelle Paige
Chief Program Officer
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Dr. Achil Petit
Superintendent, HCZ Promise Academy Charter Schools & Early Childhood Programs
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Dr. Saskia Brown
Deputy Superintendent, HCZ Promise Academy Charter Schools
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Christian Rhodes
Deputy Executive Director, William Julius Wilson Institute
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
Benita Melton
Zachary J. Schreiber
Caroline Turner
Ashok Varadhan
Richard E. Witten