“The entrepreneur’s only chance at succeeding, where hundreds before you have failed, is to understand the problem more deeply than anyone else. And no one understands a problem better than the people who experience it firsthand.”
Alejandro Gac-ArtigasCo-Founder and CEOSpringboard Collaborative
Alejandro founded Springboard Collaborative in 2011, a nonprofit with a mission to close the literacy gap among students from low-income backgrounds. The organization partners with schools and families to help pre-K through third-grade students make significant gains in their reading abilities through resources, coaching, and year-round programs to support students' learning outside school hours. Read more about Alejandro on One Day.