Brandon Fleming

Brandon P. Fleming is an educator, author, entrepreneur, and public speaker. He is the author of Miseducated, a memoir about overcoming an abusive childhood, academic struggles, a career-ending basketball injury, and a period of drug dealing before rebuilding his life through education and debate.

Fleming became a debate coach at Harvard University and founded the Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project, which expanded access to academic debate opportunities for students of color. He later founded The Veritas School, a nonprofit network of Saturday schools designed to help students from under-resourced communities succeed.

Through his writing and educational work, Fleming focuses on resilience, language, opportunity, and helping young people recognize their potential.