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

Latin American Leadership Academy (LALA) is proud to announce the addition of Oriana Torres to our leadership team as our inaugural Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships. We are thrilled to count on her outstanding skills, energy, and passion for our mission to help us take LALA to the next level! Oriana joins LALA after…

Latin American Leadership Academy (LALA) is proud to announce the addition of Sebastian Mejia, Co-Founder & President of Rappi, to our Advisory Board. As a lean and innovative social enterprise entering a scaling phase to amplify our systemic impact in Latin America, we could not be prouder to welcome such a leader to our movement!…

Dear LALA Community, The verdict is in. My parents, friends, girlfriend, exes, former bosses, and current advisors agree! I am not the most proactive communicator. Forgive me. Bear with me. I am aware of it, and I am working on it. After spending the last six months under a rock—or “in the trenches,” whichever sounds…

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.

At Latin American Leadership Academy, we count on the help of hundreds of people at every moment. Without them, the change we are already making in Latin America couldn’t be possible. This amazing group of LALA’s friends supported our latest crowdfunding campaign, making it a success, and bringing not only financial resources but also new…

In June 2019, Idia Irele joined LALA as an Inaugural Educator. Now, after working on the curriculum for the Academy and encouraging DEIA goals (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access) in the organization, Idia was selected by the United States government for a diplomacy fellowship and is leaving the organization in May. Idia was born in…