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Christina Sass

Unicorn founder

Founder at Andela

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

FoundedAndela$1.5B

About

Christina Sass is President and CEO of the International Youth Foundation, an organization focused on preparing young people for work and life that reports having reached more than 15 million youth across 105 countries over its 35-year history. In 2014 she co-founded Andela, where she served as COO and later President, helping scale the company across six African countries, raising over $181 million in venture capital, and growing it to more than 2,000 employees and $50 million in annual revenue. Earlier, she was Director of Programs at the Clinton Global Initiative and provided strategic counsel to the President and CEO of The MasterCard Foundation; she holds a BA in Ancient Philosophy from the University of Georgia and an MA in International Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Founder at Andela

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Andela's investors · 30

4DX VenturesAccra · $50K – $500K checksAccelerate Africa$250K – $500K checksAir Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checksAlbum VCLehi · $500K – $3M checksAmplo VenturesSpringCRE Venture CapitalMahwah · $50K – $1M checks · since 2018DBL PartnersPalo AltoFounder CollectiveCambridgeFuture Perfect VenturesNew York · $500K – $5M checksGeneration Investment ManagementLondon · since 2018GSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2018High AlphaIndianapolisIFCAuburnInertia VenturesNew York · $2M checksLearn CapitalAustin · $100K – $20M checks · since 2016LoftyInc CapitalHoustonmark vcAustinMetis CapitalLagos · $10K – $5M checksNimble PartnersSan FranciscoOmidyar NetworkSan Francisco · since 2015Rogue Insight CapitalMarkhamSoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2021SoftBank Vision FundLondonSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2018SparkLabs Global VenturesPalo AltoTLcom CapitalNairobi · $500K – $10M checksTreasuryNew YorkVentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $250K – $50M checksVista Venture Partners

Co-founders at Andela

JJJeremy Johnson
Jeremy JohnsonFounder
IA
Iyinoluwa AboyejiFounder
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Nadayar EnagesiFounder
BN
Brice NkengsaFounder
IC
Ian CarnevaleFounder

Experience

  1. International Youth FoundationPresident & CEOcurrent2024 — presentGlobal
  2. AndelaBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  3. AndelaChair, Andela Advisory Council2019 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. AndelaCofounder and President2017 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. AndelaCo Founder and COO2014 — 2017New York, NY and Lagos, Nigeria
  6. Council on Foreign RelationsLife Membercurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  7. NYU Stern School of BusinessAdvisory Council Membercurrent2015 — presentCenter for Business and Human Rights
  8. Dive InManaging Partner2022 — 2024Global
  9. Software.org: the BSA FoundationAdvisory Committee Member2017 — 2022Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  10. The MasterCard FoundationAdvisor to the President and CEO2011 — 2014Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  11. Clinton Global InitiativeDeputy Director, Program Department2009 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
  12. Tomorrow's Youth Organization, Nablus, West BankConsultant, Education and Program Start-Up2008 — 2009
  13. Utahloy International School - Zeng Cheng, PRCFounder and Director, Utahloy International Youth Program2004 — 2006
  14. Athens YMCAYouth Program Director2002 — 2004

Skills & more

Strategic Planning35Start-ups22Critical ThinkingInternational Development77Program Evaluation34Capacity Building42Non-profits4Program Development21Community Development12Community Outreach16Organization1Negotiation3
+12 moreNon-profit AdministrationInternational EducationPublic AffairsStrategyYouth DevelopmentStrategic CommunicationsNonprofitsPolicy AnalysisLeadershipPublic SpeakingProgram ManagementInternational Relations

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Christina Sass?
Christina Sass is President and CEO of the International Youth Foundation, an organization focused on preparing young people for work and life that reports having reached more than 15 million youth across 105 countries over its 35-year history. In 2014 she co-founded Andela, where she served as COO and later President, helping scale the company across six African countries, raising over $181 million in venture capital, and growing it to more than 2,000 employees and $50 million in annual revenue. Earlier, she was Director of Programs at the Clinton Global Initiative and provided strategic counsel to the President and CEO of The MasterCard Foundation; she holds a BA in Ancient Philosophy from the University of Georgia and an MA in International Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
Where does Christina Sass work?
Christina Sass is Founder of Andela.
What companies did Christina Sass found?
Christina Sass founded Andela.
Where did Christina Sass go to school?
Christina Sass studied at The Fletcher School at Tufts University (Masters, International Law and Diplomacy); The University of Georgia (BA, Philosophy).

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Also attended The University of Georgia64

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Also worked at The MasterCard Foundation3

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