A School of Education alumnus, Daniel Kigeya, is among nine UW–Madison community members who were recognized in Madison365’s annual list of “Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Black Leaders” for 2024.

Madison365, a nonprofit online news publication, has published annual power lists recognizing Wisconsin leaders from different racial and ethnic groups since 2015. The purpose of the lists is to “highlight the beauty of the diversity across our state,” according to Henry Sanders, Jr., the co-founder, publisher, and chief executive officer of Madison365.
Kigeya, who earned his master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is the principal of Madison West High School, his alma mater. He also earned a degree in legal studies at UW–Madison before changing course and entering the UW School of Social Work while running PEOPLE at West. Previously, he was an associate principal in Verona, and then principal at Sennett Middle School in Madison, before returning to West.
Learn more about “Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Black Leaders” by visiting the Madison365 website.