Developing African Leaders - A Conversation with Hatim Eltayeb

As Dean of the African Leadership Academy, Hatim Eltayeb leads
the Diploma Program, enabling the rich community of colleagues
bringing the leadership learning program to life.


Hatim is a life-long educator with pan-African and south-south
tendencies. Sudanese by spirit and nationality; born in Kuwait;
reared in Oman; raised in Cairo and flourishing in
Johannesburg. 


Alongside a committed team, Hatim works to translate ALA’s
mission into the daily work of building, learning, innovating and
leading school community. He has represented ALA’s work at
conferences and convenings across the continent as well as in
Singapore, Japan, the US and at the European Parliament in
Brussels.


Between 2012 and 2016, Hatim was back in his formative home of
Cairo, Egypt. With two partner educators, he founded Symposium, a
school services and consulting company. Symposium’s flagship
product, sympoSAT, grew to serve hundreds of students at 15
leading independent schools in Cairo. He left his executive
position in 2016 to return to the Academy. Outside of ALA, Hatim
serves on the board of Streetlight Schools, an organization
working to make world-class education accessible to every South
African child.


Social Links


LinkedIn: @hatim-eltayeb


Twitter: @ALAcademy