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Changing the Odds

Published May 12, 2015

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Leading YourselfResilience

Geoffrey Canada is the president of Harlem Children’s Zone. HCZ exists to ensure that children succeed and communities flourish in some of the most difficult environments. Focused in the center of Harlem, New York and now spreading to over 100 blocks, HCZ has provided education, health, and hope to a countless number of children.

About the Speaker(s)
Geoffrey Canada

Geoffrey Canada

President & CEO

Harlem Children's Zone

President & CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone. Pioneering leader in urban education and fervent advocate for U.S. education reform. Featured in the acclaimed documentary, Waiting for Superman. How do you know when to transition a program, kill it, or start over? He shares his story about fighting for the future of young people.

Years at GLS 2012