The education system is an increasingly powerful mechanism for the intergenerational reproduction of privilege.
THE MERIT MYTH | ANTHONY CARNEVALE, ET AL.
“74% of students attending the most competitive colleges are raised in families in the top income quartile; only 3% come from families in the bottom quartile.”
IN DEFENSE OF A LIBERAL EDUCATION | FAREED ZAKARIA
Sources: [1] Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić, former Chief of UNESCO's Higher Education Section [2] Ivy Plus Colleges’ respective websites [3] What a Ground-breaking Study Tells us About Access, Success, and Mobility in Higher Ed, by Stephen Burd [4] Gallup, December, 2013 [*] Ivy Plus Colleges: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, U Penn, Cornell, plus Duke, MIT, Stanford, and University of Chicago
Approximate number of students who may qualify to attend a top-tier education institution by 20252025
Average family income of graduating classes of Ivy Plus CollegesColleges*
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Company, Role/Title, Industry10%
Employment Accomplishments
Career Progression - Min. 2 Yrs Work Experience Required*15%
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Personal Story / Accomplishments
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One League is a team of highly dedicated, action-oriented idealists, fighting to democratize access to power, promise, and privilege.

Umaimah Mendhro
Founder & President
Umaimah Mendhro, Founder & President of One League, grew up without access to formal education for much of her life in rural Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, where she lived in exile. Umaimah went on to attend Cornell University and Harvard Business School, graduating with highest distinction (Baker Scholar, top 5% of class). Umaimah is also the Founder & President of VIDA & Co., formerly backed by Google Ventures and Y Combinator, currently a multi-million dollar public benefit corporation.
Umaimah has worked at Microsoft, McKinsey, and West where she led projects with Twitter, Dropbox, and Square. Umaimah is a Venture Partner with Halogen VC, author of select Harvard Business Review case studies and Forbes Op-Ed pieces, and she holds 13 patent awards. Umaimah and VIDA have been recognized by Fast Company for the World Changing Ideas Award and by CIO Magazine as one of the Most High-Impact Leaders Making a Difference in the World.