Paul Skidmore
The Idea
Private Sector Management of Public Schools
Organization
Rising Academies
Public schools across Africa aren’t equipped with the training, tools, and technology to provide the education that kids deserve.
About Paul
Paul began his career as a policy wonk, working at Demos, a think tank in London. He was a founding team member at Tony Blair’s Africa foundation and later served as its Deputy CEO. He studied governance and policy and went on to earn an MPA from Princeton University. Five years ago, he launched Rising Academies to begin to tackle the education crisis in Africa.
