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Abigail Falik

Abigail Falik

Abigail Falik, MA '01 (ICE), MBA [Harvard], is the founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year. She writes: “It is a nonprofit, social enterprise on a mission to make it normal to choose a bridge year after high school: an experience that builds self-awareness, global skills and grit [which are] the foundations for success in college and beyond. Graduates of the program use that bridge year as a launching pad and arrive at college, not burnt-out, exhausted, and disoriented, but with a set of burning questions that drive their education.” Reflecting on her Stanford graduate work she adds, “My Stanford ICE monograph was an early blueprint for Global Citizen Year. The idea was already cooking but I, and the broader educational context, needed another decade to ripen. Today, as the momentum builds, it feels like an idea whose time has come." In recognition of her work, she has received several awards including being named an ASHOKA Fellow (given to social entrepreneurs who have pioneered innovative solutions to social problems to effect positive change.)

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