Our Team.
Leila Walsh - Executive Director of KTFF
Leila Walsh is the executive director of the KIPP Texas Future Fund. She oversees a team that secures financial resources to support KIPP Texas Public Schools, a network of 54 schools across the Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio regions.
Leila brings a background in philanthropy, development, and stakeholder relations to the KIPP Texas Future Fund. A longtime champion for schools that educate all children well and for reliable, affordable postsecondary pathways, she has also directed K–12 advocacy initiatives focused on federal and state policy and has led communications for one of America’s largest school systems. Her professional experience includes serving as vice president of communications at the Laura and John Arnold Foundation; as chief external affairs officer at Chiefs for Change, a national network of school district superintendents and state education commissioners; and in senior communications positions under two administrations at the Houston Independent School District.
Prior to her work focused on education, Leila spent a decade as a television news reporter, including five years at WOAI, the NBC affiliate in San Antonio.
Sehba Ali - CEO of KTFF
Sehba Ali is the CEO of KIPP Texas Future Fund. Sehba earned her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and her Masters from Stanford University. She was a Pahara-Aspen fellow and completed the Broad Academy for Superintendents. She is also the CEO of KIPP Texas Public Schools.
SÆ¡n Hàn - CFO of KTFF
SÆ¡n Hàn is the Chief Financial Officer of KIPP Texas Future Fund, where he oversees financial strategy, compliance, and investment management. He is a licensed CPA and CFA charterholder with expertise in nonprofit finance, endowment oversight, and public sector accountability.