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I launch, operate and invest in education companies.

My mission is to eliminate…

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  • NewUni, Inc.

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  • Morehouse College 2015 Bennie Trailblazer Award

    Morehouse College

    The Bennie Trailblazer Award is named for Benjamin Elijah Mays, a renowned educator and President of Morehouse College. It is given to a Morehouse alumnus "whose life and work have forged an oath in a field of endeavor that guides others to perform afterwards with less encumbrances, allowing them to achieve more fully because of the efforts of the trailblazer.”

  • Boston Latin School Outstanding Recent Graduate 2004

    Boston Latin School Association

    Created in 1995, the Outstanding Recent Graduate Award recognizes the achievement of the most recent generation, highlighting one individual whose actions have served as an inspiration and motivation to others.

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