Bio

cody freeman’s mission is to create freedom through education for queer youth globally. Their work centers on leading the transformative shift of systems through actionable strategies at the intersection of academia, civil society, and the United Nations. They are the Founder & CEO of The Global Center, and a course instructor and PhD student in the Comparative and International Development Education program at the University of Minnesota. They’ve researched and written extensively on queer education topics, and are currently working with international development organizations including the World Bank on how to better implement LGBTIQ-inclusive strategies in their development initiatives and Save the Children as the first SOGIESC Fellow.