First Gen Student Succeeds and Runs Marathons in each State to Raise $1 Million to Open Doors for other First Gen Students

With a graduation rate of only 11% among first generation college students in the U.S., Nasir Qadree’s diploma is proof that he’s beaten the odds. With a career that started on Wall Street and has taken him to positions at venture capital firms and foundations, he’s pledged to not just beat the odds for himself, but to change them altogether by opening doors for others. Nasir’s passion for helping fellow first-generation students is part of why he joined the leadership team of GlobalMindED, where he now serves on our International Advisory Council.

I recently sat down to talk with him about his journey, his perspective on what first generation students need to succeed, and how he’s personally pledged to make that happen at scale. Read my interview with him HERE.