Ashanti Branch

Ashanti Branch, raised by a single mother on welfare in Oakland, went on to study engineering at Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo. A Civil Engineer in his first career, things changed dramatically In 2004, as a first-year teacher, Ashanti started The Ever Forward Club to provide a support group for African American and Latino males, who were not achieving to the level of their potential. The Ever Forward Club has helped 100% of its members graduate high school. Branch is on a mission to change the way that students interact with their education and the way schools interact with their students.

After being featured in The Mask You Live In, the documentary, and Fellowships at the Stanford d.school, Ashanti has created the #MillionMaskMovement to help people globally realize, I AM NOT ALONE.