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Geoffrey Canada on Bloomberg EDU

President and CEO Geoffrey Canada recently spoke with Bloomberg EDU host Jane Williams about the unfulfilled dream of Dr. Martin...


HCZ President and Founder Geoffrey Canada Gives TED Talk on Saving Failing Schools

HCZ’s President and CEO, Geoffrey Canada, was featured in TED’s first-ever original television special alongside education luminaries such as Bill...


Geoffrey Canada in the NY Times on the Importance of Early Childhood Ed

Read a short article by HCZ’s President/CEO Geoffrey Canada on the importance of early childhood education and follow-up supports throughout...


Geoffrey Canada on “New York’s Newtown”

HCZ President/CEO Geoffrey Canada reflects on the epidemic of city children killed by handguns in an op-ed for the New...


Harvard to Bestow Medal Upon Geoffrey Canada

The Harvard University Graduate School of Education has announced that HCZ President/CEO Geoffrey Canada will be awarded their Medal for...


Geoffrey Canada Q&A on Leadership in the New York Times

The New York Times sat down with HCZ’s Geoffrey Canada to talk about management and leadership. Read the interview here.

Having worked with the Harlem Children’s Zone for more than 30 years, Geoffrey Canada is renowned around the world for his pioneering work helping children and families in Harlem, and as a thought leader and passionate advocate for education reform. From 1990 to 2014, Mr. Canada served as the President and Chief Executive Officer for the Harlem Children’s Zone, which The New York Times called “one of the most ambitious social-policy experiments of our time.” Mr. Canada was named in 2011 to the TIME 100 list of most influential people in the world and in 2014, one of Fortune’s 50 greatest leaders in the world. As of July 1, 2014, Mr. Canada stepped down as CEO, handing the reins to COO Kwame Owusu-Kesse. He continues to serve as President of the HCZ aGeoffrey Canada | Close up of man's face on a black background

Geoffrey Canada on CNN’s “State of the Union”

HCZ President/CEO Geoffrey Canada appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” to discuss the education crisis and need for innovation....



Geoffrey Canada on The Colbert Report

Click here to watch HCZ President/CEO Geoffrey Canada talk to Stephen Colbert about education and the HCZ model.


Geoffrey Canada Sets the Record Straight

HCZ’s Geoffrey Canada responds to the controversy over Waiting for Superman and sets the record straight about our Promise Academy...