Linda Kamau
She develops for both web and mobile applications, currently working as a Senior Developer at Ushahidi Inc, a Non-Profit tech company. She’s a co-founder and also the training director for the Training Program which is offered to girls from underprivileged homes. She loves everything Information Technology and her passion and goal is getting more women […]
Dr. Kofi Osei-Kusi
Dr Kofi Osei-Kusi is a philanthropist, an international keynote speaker, and an author who has dedicated his life to youth development. He was the winner of the Foundation Philanthropist of the Year 2017 award at the National Philanthropy Awards; the winner of the prestigious SME Ghana High Impact Personality Award in 2016; the winner of […]
Zineb Mouhyi
Zineb is the Policy & Partnership Development Officer at WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education), at the Qatar Foundation in Doha. She mainly works on education development policy research and on bringing different education stakeholders together to bring forth collaborations in education. Prior to this, Zineb was working in the private sector in medium business […]
Dr. Patrick Awuah Jr.
Before founding Ashesi University, Patrick worked as a Program Manager for Microsoft where, among other things, he spearheaded the development of dial-up internet working technologies and gained a reputation for bringing difficult projects to completion. He holds bachelor degrees in Engineering and Economics from Swarthmore College, an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, […]
Jacqueline Lampe
Jacqueline Lampe is the Chief Executive Officer of RNW Media, based in Hilversum, The Netherlands. Prior to joining RNW Media Jacqueline was Chief Executive Officer of Amref Flying Doctors, also in The Netherlands. Earlier in her career, Jacqueline held diverse general management functions, among others, with VNU Business Publications in Italy. Jacqueline has a passion for innovation […]
Maxime Bayen
Maxime provides the programme and its stakeholders with intelligence on innovation within the Mobile for Development sector with a focus on emerging use cases and business models that can lead to disruptive innovation in the mobile space. Previous Work History Before joining the GSMA, Maxime worked for over 6 years as a consultant in the […]
Louisa Mojela
Louisa Mojela is recognized as one of South Africa’s most accomplished black women leaders in business. This has been affirmed through numerous accolades, including her selection for the Leading Women Entrepreneur of the World award, being named as one of South Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government, winning the inaugural African Business Leadership […]
Rona Kotecha
Rona continuously seeks synergies between Mara and other organizations to combine efforts to bring change, remove barriers and drive economic empowerment across developing countries. Rona has been instrumental in solidifying partnerships and sponsorship promoting the Foundations work. She truly believes that the Foundation’s initiatives will lead to sustainable economic development and change the lives of […]
David Crook
David Crook leads the organization’s work on partnerships and fundraising. Prior to his current role, was Development Director with Stars Foundation for eight years where he successfully established the foundation’s external partnerships and resource generation function, co-funding Stars programs with other foundations, individuals, companies, governments, international NGOs and multilateral agencies. David also leads Stars Foundation’s […]
Benjamin Plumer
Benjamin oversees the strategic engagement and management of the Board of Directors, Leadership Council, Senior Advisors, and Advisors at Concordia. As Manager of External Relations and Strategy in the Executive Office, he has worked directly with the CEO since 2018 to execute the internal and external initiatives of the Executive Office across the organization. He […]
Jonathan Fantini-Porter
Jonathan Fantini-Porter currently serves as Senior Vice President at Mastercard, where he leads the company’s inclusive growth strategy across the Americas, advancing financial inclusion and security, small business resilience, and economic opportunity. In the private sector, Jonathan was previously an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, advising clients in financial services, trade, and economic policy […]