Leslie-Bernard Joseph

Leslie-Bernard Joseph returns to Coney Island Prep as its Chief Executive Officer. He works to lead all schools and the central office team, ensuring that CIP continues to deliver on its ambitious mission and commitment to the scholars, family, and community.

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, Leslie attended New York City public schools through eighth grade before receiving a scholarship to attend boarding school in Massachusetts through Prep for Prep.

He received his bachelor’s degree in Politics and African-American Studies from Princeton, where he served as both student body and Black Student Union president. He holds a law degree, with distinction, from Stanford Law School and a master’s degree from Stanford Graduate School of Education. While at Stanford, Leslie was a 2013 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow.

Leslie has worked as an associate at the law firm, Skadden Arps; as an associate at the management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company; and as a managing director at the Harlem Children’s Zone where he led a portfolio of 8 programs serving approximately 4,400 students across HCZ’s K-12 pipeline. He is also a former trustee of Prep for Prep.