Benjamin Freud, Ph.D.

• Ph.D., History – National University of Singapore (2013)
• MSc, Education – Mercy College (2015)
• MBA, International Business – Thunderbird School of Global Management (2000)
• MA, International Relations – University of Denver, Joseph Korbel School of International Studies (1997)
• BA, International Affairs – Lewis & Clark College (1995)
• Post Graduate Diploma, Leadership – Emeritus Institute of Management (2021)
• Post Graduate Diploma, Design Thinking and Innovation – Emeritus Institute of Management (2020)

Bio

Dr. Benjamin Freud is the Head of Campus and Strategic Lead,Regenerative Education at Green School Bali, where he oversees the schools learning program and operations. He currently leads the design and implementation of the school’s Biomimicry for Regenerative Design (BiRD) curriculum, a first of its kind approach in K-12 that creates learning experiences in service of Life. 

Before joining Green School, Benjamin was the Whole School Director of Teaching and Learning at an IB World School in Thailand and held senior leadership roles in progressive schools in Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong. 

Benjamin began his career in the late 1990s as a consultant for internet start-ups in Silicon Valley, an experience that shaped his belief in the power of education, innovation, and entrepreneurship to positively impact people and the planet. 

Benjamin holds a Ph.D. in History, an MSc in Education, an MBA, and an MA in International Relations.

Benjamin is fluent in English and French and is proficient in Spanish. He also has rusty intermediate-level proficiency in German, Japanese, and Vietnamese. In his spare time, Benjamin enjoys reading, practicing yoga, and playing around with creative apps.

Values

• Learning&Doing should always be in service of Life
• Flattened hierarchies
• Less us, more them.
• Schools should be communities of learners, built on relationships and respect.
• Life is about embracing challenges and new experiences.
• “Meaning and fulfillment are the new wealth. Contribution is the only way to accumulate it.” —Joanne McEachen
• “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” —Aesop 

Publications

Academic Honors & Awards

• Emeritus Scholar Distinction in the Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership, awarded to the highest achievers in the entire program.
• Recipient of a Research Scholarship at the National University of Singapore, including full tuition and monthly stipend.
• Winner of the Graduate Students’ Teaching Award for Semester I 2009-2010 rec-ogniz-ing excellence in teaching for the entirety of NUS’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. I was the award’s first recipient ever as 2009/10 was its inaugural year.
• Winner of the Png Poh Seng Prize, 2008-2009, awarded to the student in NUS’s History Department with the best average grades for all modules taken in a given academic year (only year I was eligible).
• Recipient of full scholarship to Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Dissertation