Wendy KOPP

Wendy Kopp is CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of organizations in 62 countries working to develop collective leadership to ensure all children can fulfill their potential. 

Prior to launching Teach For All in 2007, Wendy founded and led Teach For America – which has proven to be an unparalleled source of long-term leadership for expanding opportunity for children in the United States – for 24 years. 

She led the development of Teach For All to be responsive to the initiative of social entrepreneurs around the world who were determined to adapt this approach in their own countries. 

Wendy holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University as well as honorary doctorate degrees from 15 universities.

She has been recognized with numerous awards including the Wise Prize for Education, the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship and the Schwab Foundation’s Outstanding Social Entrepreneur Award.