Wendy Kopp, the founder of Teach for America and CEO of Teach for All, a global network of organizations working in 63 countries, believes that with enough leadership, it’s possible to change anything, including education. But that requires prioritizing people over things.
Five years ago, she joined forces with other organizations focused on leadership development, including Global Health Corps and Emerging Public Leaders, to launch the People First Community, championing the importance of collective leadership for sustainable development.
At Devex World, she was joined by Musimbi Kanyoro, board chair at United World Colleges International, and Jaime Saavedra, human development director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank, to discuss how leadership at all levels — in classrooms, school leadership roles, and government ministries — is essential to creating the systems change needed in education.