About Us

Aspen Global Innovators identifies, supports, and connects innovative global leaders who are advancing equity and improvements in health and development.

Vision

We are building a world that centers equity, justice, and values based leadership in all sectors that are advancing health and equitable development.

Talking without follow-through is merely a speech, and thinking without an application is solely a daydream. An idea is only as powerful as the impact it inspires. And one cannot exist without the other.

That’s why we’re always on the ground, across the globe, cultivating the local leaders who are driving global movements.

At the Aspen Global Innovators Group, we’re not here just to talk about health and development. We fuel global leaders who are catalyzing equitable transformations in health and development.

Our Approach

We work across four areas to promote power-shifting so that communities most affected by pressing challenges own, design and lead decision-making processes; support evidence-based policies that uplift health and human rights; and advance equitable access to care that honor culturally-informed values and remove the harmful vestiges of colonialism.

Our Four Areas of Work

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Leadership Training

We provide training, fellowship, and networking opportunities for local leaders to build cross-sectoral leadership from within and across communities.

Knowledge Generation

We create platforms and facilitate dialogues to counter misinformation and inform the global health and development agenda.

Idea Incubation

We incubate and pilot new models of service delivery and financing that prioritize equity and keep humans at the center.

Narrative Development

We support intentional story development for leaders and communities to change public opinion and policy that honor Indigenous histories.

2022 Impact

Impact report

-  44 New Fellows Added to the Community

- 12 Global Convenings

- Provided $75,000 in catalyst funds for health leaders

- Promoting Equitable Health Outcomes in 50+ countries

Our Team

Lola Adedokun

Lola Adedokun

Executive Director

Kristina Saccone

Kristina Saccone

Deputy Director

Tsion Ghedamu

Tsion Ghedamu

Associate Director, Fellowship Programs

Sylvia Kalley

Sylvia Kalley

Associate Director, Fellowships

Danielle Kirby

Danielle Kirby

Finance Associate

Francisca Aba Essien

Francisca Aba Essien

Finance Coordinator

Ladin Bacakoglu

Ladin Bacakoglu

Communications and Events Associate

Luwam Yohanes

Luwam Yohanes

Program Associate and Salesforce Administrator

Vrinda Batra

Vrinda Batra

Administrative and Executive Associate

Holly Kearl

Holly Kearl

Community Manager

Jordan Morrisey

Jordan Morrisey

Deputy Director, AMP Health

Robert Newman

Robert Newman

Director, AMP Health