Liz Gips

Liz has over two decades of senior roles in education and leadership development across the non-profit, academic and public sectors. Most recently, she served as the Executive Director of the Kigutu International Academy, a transformative secondary school that is developing a new generation of entrepreneurial leaders for Burundi. Prior, she served in leadership roles for the African Leadership University, the Mastercard Foundation and USAID. At USAID, Liz was the founding Coordinator for the Young African Leaders Initiative and a Senior Education Advisor in South Africa. Earlier, Liz was the Executive Director of Global Education Fund, where she led the establishment of grass-roots education initiatives in Kenya. Currently, Liz is a Trustee of the African Leadership Academy and Chair of its US-based non-profit, the African Leadership Foundation. Liz received a BA from Williams College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.