# Fred Swaniker

Founded the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in Johannesburg in 2008, a two-year pre-university programme selecting approximately 250 students annually from across Africa on a substantially subsidized basis. Co-founded African Leadership University (ALU), which opened campuses in Mauritius (2015) and Kigali, Rwanda (2017), offering accredited bachelor's degree programmes. Co-founded ALX, a technology-skills training platform; by 2023, ALX reported enrolment of more than 500,000 learners across Africa in software engineering, data science, and product-management programmes, per ALX published figures. The African Leadership Group has raised more than US$70 million in combined philanthropic and commercial investment, per public fundraising announcements.

- Region: 233
- Affiliation: African Leadership Group
- Industry: Education, Talent Development
- URL: https://xecon.dev/233/profiles/people/fred-swaniker
- Updated: 2026-05-27

## Sources

1. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Swaniker)
2. [Africanleadershipacademy](https://www.africanleadershipacademy.org/ala_board/fred-swaniker/)
3. [Weforum](https://www.weforum.org/people/fred-swaniker/)