Paul Skidmore
The Idea
Organization
Rising Academies
Most kids in Africa start secondary school far behind their grade level.
About Paul
Paul began his career as a policy wonk, working at Demos, a think tank in London. He was a founding team member at Tony Blair’s Africa foundation and later served as its Deputy CEO. He studied governance and policy and went on to earn an MPA from Princeton University. Five years ago, he launched Rising Academies to begin to tackle the education crisis in Africa.
