Mawi Asgedom is the founder of Mawi Learning, an organization that helps educators and students apply evidence-based Social Emotional Learning. A former refugee from Ethiopia, Mawi is a bestselling author and a graduate of Harvard University. Mawi Learning has trained over one million students and educators through its live, online, and blended SEL programs. Mawi Learning is now a unit of ACT, a mission-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people achieve education and workplace success.