Esther Zeledon
2026 Fellow
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Dr. Esther Zeledon is the Founder of BeActChange, an initiative focused on helping individuals, organizations, and communities align vision with impact. Her work spans 38 countries and bridges leadership, social impact, and systems thinking through workshops, advisory work, and community-centered initiatives that help people uncover, position, and activate their unique strengths to create meaningful change.
Zeledon is a former humanitarian diplomat who has worked across government institutions, nonprofits, refugee communities, entrepreneurship ecosystems, and the private sector. She is the award-winning author of Creating Your Limitless Life and holds a PhD in Environmental Science, Policy and Management from UC Berkeley and a BA from Swarthmore College.
“As a visionary leader I strive to help people uncover and position their unique value to create aligned, collective impact across communities and generations.”