Carl Manlan
Carl Manlan is Vice President, Social Impact for Visa Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa. His focus is on enabling community impact with local, regional and global partners, co-creating partnerships that support Small and Medium Businesses, Individuals and households to thrive in the CEMEA region. Prior to Visa, Carl served as the Chief […]
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, […]
Dr. Acha Leke
Acha Leke is a senior partner in McKinsey’s Johannesburg office and supports clients in our Public Sector, Social Sector, and Private Equity Practices, among others. As a member of the McKinsey Global Institute Council, Acha also advises MGI on research related to productivity, competitiveness, and growth, particularly in African economies. He started his McKinsey career […]
Aubrey Hruby
Aubrey Hruby is a Co-Founder of Insider and an investor in African start-ups. As a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and advisor to investors, she speaks and writes regularly on African business issues for the Financial Times and Axios. She has interviewed with the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, […]
Armand Arton
Mr. Arton is a visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist and a Global Citizen. He has an extensive background serving the specialized needs of high net worth investors around the world and is a trusted advisor to governments around the world in attracting foreign direct investments through investor residency and citizenship programs. His career began in the wealth […]
Funlola Otukoya
Funlola is an investment professional with interests that lie at the intersection of technological innovation, climate change and emerging markets. Funlola currently serves as Investment Analyst at the McKnight Foundation where he helps steward the foundation’s $3 billion endowment and $500+ million impact investing portfolio. Funlola also serves as Africa Advisor at Concordia where he […]
Macani Toungara
Macani Toungara is an international affairs professional specializing in international economic development. She is currently the Senior Director for Program Development for TechnoServe, a non-profit organization dedicated to implementing business solutions to poverty in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and India. In this role, Ms. Toungara leads global strategic engagement with the Gates Foundation, the U.S. Department […]
Dr. Rajiv J. Shah
Dr. Rajiv J. Shah is the President of The Rockefeller Foundation, a global institution with a mission to promote the well-being of humanity around the world. For more than two decades, Raj has worked to find fresh innovations, forge partnerships, and fiercely track data to make the big bets needed for a better, brighter 21st […]
H.E. Toyin Ojora Saraki
As Founder-President of The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) Her Excellency Mrs. Toyin Saraki is a Nigerian leader, advocate, and philanthropist for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, as well as socio-economic empowerment. Through WBFA and her Global Health advocacy, H.E Mrs. Saraki has worked with a broad range of partners that include the UNFPA, UNHCR, Medela, Nutrition International, Johnson […]
Gwen Young
Gwen K. Young is the Chief Executive Officer of the Women Business Collaborative. She is also a Visiting Scholar at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University and former Director of the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative and Women in Public Service Project at the Wilson Center. She is an Advisor to Concordia and […]
Madame Monica Geingos
Monica Geingos is a qualified lawyer with extensive corporate experience. Before assuming the First Lady role in 2015, she was a co-shareholder and Managing Director of Namibia’s largest private equity fund for over a decade served on the Boards of large public and private sector companies as either Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson. Mrs. Geingos was […]