Oluwaseun Adekugbe
Oluwaseun is a Nigeria born-and-raised climate and nature advocate. She holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Technology in (Forestry and Wood), from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. She has hands on experience and field exposure working as a Research Assistant at the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN). Oluwaseun co-founded the Ecosustainers initiative in […]
Andre Guimaraes
Mr. Guimaraes graduated in agronomy from the University of Brasília (UnB) and has a master’s degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University (USA). He began his career at Imazon (Amazon Institute for Mankind and the Environment), where he served as senior researcher (1992-1993) and Executive Director (1994-1995), and is currently the Chairman of the board. […]
Bendjin Kpeglo
Teferi Menkir
Teferi Menkir is a Senior Water and Sanitation Officer in the African Development Bank. Teferi joined the African Development Bank 11 years ago. He has a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from Roorkee University India and MSC from the International Institute of Water Technology from Delft, Netherlands.
Easwaran Narassimhan
Easwaran Narassimhan is a research fellow at the Climate Policy Lab at The Fletcher School, Tufts University where he is completing his PhD in international affairs. His dissertation work explores how developing country governments use renewable energy policies to address socio-economic and environmental objectives. At the Climate Policy Lab, Easwaran has worked on a variety […]
Michael Northrop
Michael Northrop is the program director for the Sustainable Development grantmaking program at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund where he focuses on energy and climate change. Northrop also teaches a spring semester course on environmental policy campaigns at the Yale School of Environment. Previously he was executive director of Ashoka, an international development organization that supports […]
Bikash Pandey
Bikash Pandey is Director of Clean Energy at Winrock International. Winrock’s energy programs bring access to energy for the poor and increase clean electricity on the grid. Modern energy services are used to expand economic opportunity in rural areas and improve health care, education, and living standards. Pandey’s work experience encompasses 20 years in policy […]
Jennifer Holthaus
Ms. Holthaus is a Senior Program Officer in Winrock’s Clean Energy team, leading work on powering agriculture, market assessments, and private sector partnerships. Ms. Holthaus has 20 years of experience working with NGO, government and private sector partners to design and oversee on-the-ground projects and grantmaking initiatives in the areas of renewable energy, climate change, conservation, and agriculture. […]
Gayle Smith
Gayle E. Smith is the President and CEO of the ONE Campaign. She served as a top advisor on development issues for two American presidents and is one of the world’s leading experts on global development. She brings an unparalleled expertise on development and democracy issues, and an extraordinary network of relationships across the African […]
Melvenia Gueye
Manuel Pereira Colocci
Manuel Pereira Colocci facilitated the design of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) that now reaches over 80 countries around the world. He serves as the Senior Program Designer in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) continuing to find creative ways to expand access to networks, resources, and capital for women entrepreneurs. Formerly, […]