Senior Leadership
Geoffrey Canada
President
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
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
Connor Fournier
Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Klein
Chief Development Officer
Jazmine Lewis
Chief Strategy Officer
Stephanie Lilavois
Chief Communications Officer
Justin Maker
Senior Managing Director, Human Resources
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
Wallis Annenberg
Doug Buckminster
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