Alexandra Bernadotte

Alexandra Bernadotte is the founder and CEO of Beyond 12, a nonprofit focused on increasing the number of traditionally underserved students who earn a college degree and who translate their degrees into meaningful employment and choice-filled lives. Ms. Bernadotte is an accomplished social entrepreneur who has more than 18 years of executive management and strategic development experience in both the nonprofit and private sectors. At Beyond 12, intelligent technology and personalized coaching are paired together to propel underrepresented students forward and support their pursuit of a postsecondary degree. Beyond 12 currently works with nearly 100,000 students each year, with the goal of supporting one million students annually by 2025. The organization's graduation rate for students who are coached for four years is double the national average for similar students.