Community

We support locally-rooted, globally networked innovative leaders around the globe through our Fellowship programs and government partnerships. Explore our community database below to learn more.

Habtamu Yesigat

Habtamu Yesigat

Food Security
Ethiopia

Habtamu Yesigat is an agricultural development economist with extensive research experience in sub-Saharan Africa. Habtamu is currently serving as Ethiopia director of programs for Precision…

Andre Ndayambaje

Andre Ndayambaje

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Rwanda

Andre is a midwife and neonatal nurse who is passionate about ending preventable maternal and child deaths. He was drawn to midwifery after nearly losing…

Nicole Harris-Hollingsworth

Nicole Harris-Hollingsworth

Health
NY, United States

Dr. Hollingsworth is a community health expert and health systems researcher focused on data sharing and engagement to promote better interactions between communities and health…

Narayan Adhikari

Narayan Adhikari

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Nepal

Narayan studied forestry in his home country of Nepal, but rejected a post as a forest ranger when he realized this would enmesh him in…

Ranjitha Puskur

Ranjitha Puskur

Food Security
India

Dr. Ranjitha Puskur is a Senior Scientist leading the gender research program at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). She has been part of the…

Oluseun Onigbinde

Oluseun Onigbinde

Governance
Nigeria

In 2011, Oluseun Onigbinde founded public data visualization platform called BudgIT, which allows anyone to access information about the Nigerian government’s budget and expenditures. BudgIT…

Erica Plybeah

Erica Plybeah

Health
TN, United States

Erica Plybeah is a social justice innovator who dismantles the barriers that exist between the people who need care and the places where services exist….

Anatole Manzi

Anatole Manzi

Health
Rwanda

Anatole grew up in the hills of rural Rwanda, ensuring the family livestock stayed out of trouble. “My sense of responsibility comes from being a…

Misan Rewane

Misan Rewane

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Nigeria

Born and raised in Nigeria, Misan Rewane is no stranger to the challenges of education and social mobility in West Africa. When her parents, unable…

Ramadhani Noor

Ramadhani Noor

Health
Tanzania

Noor says that shortly after qualifying as a junior doctor, he became overwhelmed by the number of patients that – despite his efforts – were…

Dr. Christopher McNeil

Dr. Christopher McNeil

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Health
OK, United States

Dr. Chris McNeil, Founder of Youth Medical Mentorship, is an Emergency Medicine Physician and School Board Member who is creating pathways to medical education for BIPOC…

Thumbi Mwangi

Thumbi Mwangi

Health
Kenya

Dr. Thumbi Mwangi is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health in Washington State. He is a big…

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The Aspen Global Innovators Group supports two flagship fellowship programs. These fellowships enable leaders to amplify their voices, visibility and impact. Leaders bring expertise from all sectors and include entrepreneurs, community organizers and local experts who are both proximate to the greatest health and development challenges of our time and also bring lived and learned experience to their solutions.