Okendo Lewis-Gayle is author of Harambeans and founder of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance. Harambe is a network of young Africa entrepreneurs (Harambeans) who are scaling ventures such as Andela, Flutterwave and Yoco. Harambeans have raised over $300m from Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Ma and other prominent investors. Okendo is the inaugural Schwarzman EIR at Tsinghua University in China, Africa Advisor to the Vatican, Rhodes Scholars, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and a graduate of Harvard University.
American Academy President Laurie Patton to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Civil Society
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce Dr. Laurie L. Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, as the second of three recipients of the 2026
