Who is Egzon Gashi, selected among the 30 most distinguished people by Forbes

Egzon Gashi

 Referring to Forbes, the co-founder and CEO of "Teach For Kosovo", Egzon Gashi, has been selected in the "30 Under 30" (30 most distinguished people under the age of 30) of the prestigious American magazine.

She shared the first news on the social network Facebook, "Teach of Kosova" expressing his satisfaction for this success, this year -2021 "30 Under 30"

"We are pleased to share with all of you that the co-founder and CEO of Teach For Kosovo, Egzon Gashi, has been selected for Forbes Magazine's '30 Under 30'," Teach of Kosovo.

The organization "Teach for Kosovo" aims to improve education in Kosovo through the influence of teachers or its Fellow. Operating in the neediest schools and for the neediest communities, TFK aims especially at combating inequality in education.

Who is Egzon Gashi?

Egzon Gashi was born in Kosovo in 1991 and his family emigrated to the United States less than a year later - when the war in Kosovo began (March 24, 1999). His family left to leave behind (Kosovo) in an aggravated situation by the wars in the former Yugoslavia. He and his brothers came to America to pursue education opportunities where Egzon graduated from Johns Hopkins University & Rutgers University.

Egzon spent the first 6 years of his life in the Bronx, NY when his family moved for better conditions, this time only 20 miles away from the Bronx, to New Jersey. Egzon attended Rutgers University there in 2012 and later studied International Relations at Oxford University from 2012-2013.

After Oxford and inspired by his family's continuing education, Egzon joined Teach For America as a recruit in 2014. With Teach For America, Egzon taught high school math for two years at Memphis, Tennessee. Simultaneously, Egzon completed a master's degree in secondary education from Johns Hopkins University.

During his time with Teach For America, Egzon was introduced to Teach For All - a global organization that worked to bring the Teach For America model to countries around the world. Knowing that educational inequality and lack of opportunities existed in Kosovo he returned to Kosovo in 2018 at Found Teach For Kosovo and is currently the General Director of the organization.