Keith R. Brown

Founding Director, April 2026

Keith is committed to building scalable, ethical and globally relevant learning systems. He brings experience from Detroit Public Schools, nonprofit leadership, arts & activism, and a STEM/engineering background. Keith is a former ward-of-the-state, whom experienced childhood homelessness and hunger, with a criminal record and expulsion from Washington, DC Public Schools by 11 years old. Six years after moving to Michigan, he would go on to earn a Presidential Service Award from the Obama administration, along with several academic and athletic scholarships upon HS graduation. He has been dedicated to service ever since, totaling more than a decade now. His leadership reflects a long-term vision: to transform Detroit-rooted ingenuity into a global force for equity in education -- ultimately, liberating the working class across the World.