The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast

98: Charles M Henderson Jr: From Heroin to Harvard - How a Young Black Boy Raised in the Projects Made It to the Most Elite University in America


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Growing up in Tuckahoe, New York, Charles M. Henderson Jr. went from being a teenage heroin addict and high school dropout, to becoming a Harvard graduate with an MBA in general management. His life experience inspired him to work as a change agent serving as the Executive Director, Co-Founder, Educator, and Executive Coach for Heroin to Harvard, an organization that transforms managers into leaders through active training and executive coaching. His work is anchored in research on emotional intelligence, social intelligence, rational intelligence, and behavioral economics.

Charles’ professional experience includes work with leaders at Citibank, Standard Bank, The World Bank, International Finance Corporation, and Nike in the US, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Charles currently resides in South Africa and spends his time between Johannesburg and New York. Prior to his time in South Africa Charles worked as a risk analyst with JPMorgan Chase on Wall Street.

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