Dr Benjamin Freud

Speaker Summary

Dr. Benjamin Freud started his career in consulting for Internet start-ups in Silicon Valley in the late 1990s, working with people whose ambitions were no less than to change the world. This experience had a profound effect on Benjamin’s outlook on education, innovation, and entrepreneurialism. Benjamin continued to consult for larger and smaller firms in London and Tokyo in Technology, FMCGs, Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals, and Media.

Benjamin is also the Whole School Leader of Learning & Teaching at an international school in Thailand centered around creativity, sustainability, and community. He is the former Head of Upper Primary and Academic Coordinator of Misk Schools in Saudi Arabia, the former VP of Middle & High School at Harbour School in Hong Kong.

Benjamin holds Ph.D. in History from the National University of Singapore, an MBA from Thunderbird—Global School of Management at Arizona State University, an MSc in Education from Mercy College, and an MA in International Affairs from the University of Denver