Forbes "30 Under 30" Honors Three From NYU Wagner
Forbes Magazine has given high marks to three members of the NYU Wagner community – current student Kyleigh Russ and alumni Wemimo Abbey and Rebecca Fleischman– placing them on its 2020 “30 Under 30” list of outstanding up-and-coming professionals who have made public-service contributions with innovation and high impact.
Russ, working closely with Octavia Abell, were recognized under the “Law and Policy” category for Govern for America. The nonprofit organization, which they co-founded, increases diversity in public sector jobs, collaborating with 150+ recruiting partners to place candidates in a two-year service fellowship and help local governments better reflect the communities they serve.
Forbes also cited Abbey (MPA 2015) and his partner Samir Goel as “Social Entrepreneurs." The pair created Esusu, a finance app that helps users gain credit for meeting their monthly rent payments, a benefit usually reserved for homeowners. Esusu has served more than 30,000 people, saving them an estimated $20 million in interest.
Rounding out the trio of NYU Wagner's 30-under-30 honorees, in "Education," is alumna Rebecca Fleischman (MPA 2017), who has worked wonders as Associate Director of the Child Mind Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to improving children's mental health. A former teacher, Fleischman has driven a more-than 425-percent growth in direct beneficiaries of learning disorder and mental health training and intervention, touching more than 200 schools and community partners in four cities.
NYU Wagner heartily congratulates Kyleigh Russ, Wemimo Abbey, and Rebecca Fleischman -- they're all doing NYU Wagner proud!
