Business & Enterprise
Landmark
Fred Swaniker
born 1976
Founder of the African Leadership Academy and African Leadership University
Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Ghana Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
He built a pre-university academy in South Africa, then a university with campuses in Mauritius and Rwanda, on the bet that what Africa most lacks is leaders.
Fred Swaniker is a Ghanaian entrepreneur working on leadership development.
He founded the African Leadership Academy, a pre-university institution based in South Africa, and then the African Leadership University, with campuses in Mauritius and Rwanda, along with ALX and Sand Technologies. Time named him one of the hundred most influential people in the world in 2019.
He founded the African Leadership Academy, a pre-university institution based in South Africa, and then the African Leadership University, with campuses in Mauritius and Rwanda, along with ALX and Sand Technologies. Time named him one of the hundred most influential people in the world in 2019.
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