Seth Andrew (born 1979)[1] is an American entrepreneur who helped found Democracy Prep Public Schools, a national network of charter schools based in Harlem, and Democracy Builders, a social sector incubator that launched Washington Leadership Academy, the Arena Summit, and Degrees of Freedom.

[4] Democracy Prep has been the subject of significant academic research due to its emphasis on civic engagement and unique financial model that relies exclusively on public dollars.

[16] In February 2021, Andrew announced that Democracy Builders had sold the campus to "Type 1 Civilization Academy" via a quitclaim deed.

[20] In June 2020, Andrew was the subject of allegations of racism by "Black N Brown at DP", an anonymous group of Democracy Prep students, alumni, and present/former staff of color.

In July 2020, Andrew and members of Degrees of Freedom claimed that the "Black N Brown at DP" collective were creating false narratives and stories in order to deter the purchase of Marlboro College.

[25] In April 2021, Andrew was arrested and charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements to a financial institution.

Initially prosecutors alleged that Andrew embezzled this money in order to receive a lower mortgage rate for a multimillion dollar Manhattan apartment which he and his wife bought in August 2019.

[31] In January, 2022, Andrew pleaded guilty to moving more than $200,000 from bank accounts controlled by Democracy Prep to other non-profit entities he founded.