Taddy Blecher Email & Phone Number

Dr Taddy Blecher is CEO of the Maharishi Invincibility Institute and the Imvula Empowerment Trust, CEO of the Community and Individual Development Association; and Chairperson of the SA National Government team on Entrepreneurship, Education, & Employability. He is a pioneer of the free tertiary education movement in South Africa, helping create six free access institutions of higher learning.Dr Blecher co-founded the Branson School of Entrepreneurship with Sir Richard Branson, and has raised over R500 million in cash, property and equity to support free access to post-secondary school education. As a result, over 21,000 unemployed South Africans have been educated, found employment and moved from poverty to the middle-class. These formerly unemployed youth (70% women) now have combined salaries in excess of R1.715 Billion Rand per annum. and expected life-time earnings of R59.681 billion. Over 600,000 young South Africans in schools have been reached with one-week education and life-skills training courses. Dr Blecher was chosen as one of 21 Icons in South Africa, a 2002 World Economic Forum "Global Leader of Tomorrow" award recipient, a 2005 World Economic Forum "Young Global Leader of the World", a Skoll Global Social Entrepreneur winning a $1 million prize for his work, and has been honoured with two honorary doctorates. In 2009 he was named by author Tom Peters as one of his top 5 most influential entrepreneurs in the world over the last 30 years. Over 50 published books have profiled Dr Blecher’s work, including three books by Sir Richard Branson.A qualified actuary and management consultant, Dr Blecher is passionate about the approach of Consciousness-Based Education, a system of education developing the full potential of every student. This has led the Maharishi Institute to winning the first prize in a global competition to find the most promising and innovative education initiative in the world.

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