Esther T. Benjamin

Biography

Esther Benjamin is a tri-sector global leader, currently serving as CEO and Executive Director of World Education Services, a social enterprise working at the intersection of education, migration, and economic inclusion. She is a Visiting Fellow with the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. She was previously CEO for Africa Operations with Laureate Education. In President Obama’s Administration, Esther led Global Operations for the U.S. Peace Corps. She was a Vice President with the International Youth Foundation. In 1999, President Clinton appointed Esther a White House Fellow. She began her career with the United Nations, Grant Thornton, and the Brookings Institution’s World Bank History Project. Esther serves on the Board of Directors of B Lab Global, Echoing Green, and Candid. New York Times best-selling author and Maryland Governor Wes Moore profiled Esther as “The Globalist” in his book The Work: Searching for a Life that Matters.