How an African Academy Conceived at Stanford GSB Has Come Full Circle

Latin American Leadership Academy (LALA) is proud to announce the addition of Alia Whitney-Johnson to our executive leadership team as our inaugural Chief Operating Officer (COO)! LALA has spent the last five years refining its innovative youth leadership development model. Ms. Whitney-Johnson’s expertise and leadership come at the ideal time to support LALA’s ambitious plans…

The LALA community is excited to welcome Zé Dias, Partner and Managing Director of Remessa Online and now also a C-level executive at EBANX, to our Board of Directors. After celebrating our 5th anniversary and as we enter an ambitious scaling phase to amplify our systemic impact in Latin America, we are thrilled to have…

LALA is excited to announce Kara Johnson as our new Chief of Staff! Kara found us as a graduate student and has since worked her way across the org to support LALA’s strategy and growth. Kara will be transitioning out of her position as Manager of Internal Development, where she leads various departments and teams,…

Diego Ontaneda pitches LALA at Stanford Venture Studio Demo Day – one of 14 teams who pitched their startup ideas to an audience that included investors, advisors, founders, and others from the entrepreneurial community. To read the full article, click here.

LALA co-founders are among the 35 selected Echoing Green Fellows from an applicant pool of almost 3,000. The Echoing Green fellowship provides funding, training, and support, as well as access to a large network of investors and thought leaders. To read more, click here.

Jessica has been with LALA since nearly the beginning, having lent a hand wherever needed- from Admissions to Partnerships, HR, Bootcamp Operations, and Impact Measurement to picking up students at the airport. Along the way, as Alumni Engagement Manager, she built the foundations for the alumni database, alumni communications, and crucial programs like Bootcamp Coaches…