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

Thabani Maphosa

Thabani Maphosa

Health
Zimbabwe

Thabani is managing director of country programs at GAVI, the global vaccine alliance, where he oversees equitable distribution of vaccines distribution to some 73 to…

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Mohamed Ali Diini

Mohamed Ali Diini

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education
Kenya

There is an invisible, 3.5 trillion dollar tax silently eroding performance in our workplaces, schools, and entire economies. It drives absenteeism, stifles innovation, and causes…

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Veron Blue

Veron Blue

Health
TX, United States

Veron Blue, Founder and Executive Director of Faith & Community Wellness Center, Inc., is a local pastor, mental health coach and advocate whose passion is…

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Jamila Headley

Jamila Headley

Social Justice - Equity
Barbados

Jamila Headley (she/her) has spent the past 18 years advancing health care and other social justice campaigns with movements and movement leaders on five continents….

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Sonali Vaid

Sonali Vaid

Health
India

Sonali Vaid is a physician and a public health specialist. For over a decade she has focused on the application of quality improvement science to…

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Phyllis Omido

Phyllis Omido

Environment
Kenya

Phyllis Omido, born around 1978, is a Kenyan environmental activist widely recognized for her efforts to shut down a toxic lead smelting plant in Owino…

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Boaz Keizire

Boaz Keizire

Food Security
Uganda

Boaz Blackie Keizire is a dynamic leader with 15+ years of experience orchestrating strategies to enhance food security, sustainability, and resilience. He is passionate about…

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Buyung Hadi

Buyung Hadi

Food Security
Indonesia

Buyung, an Indonesian entomologist, is currently serving as the country representative for the International Rice Research Institute in Cambodia, a position he says gives him…

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Sebakeng Phate

Sebakeng Phate

Health
Lesotho

Sebakeng Phate is a medical doctor who is passionate about tuberculosis and its management. He has prior experience working as a pharmacist. He has worked…

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Mary Mwanyika

Mary Mwanyika

Health
Tanzania

Dr. Mary Mwanyika Sando is the chief executive officer of the Africa Academy for Public Health (AAPH, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania). She has extensive experience…

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Jameelah Stuckey

Jameelah Stuckey

Education
OK, United States

Jameelah Stuckey is a connector who develops frameworks that catalyze change. Who works to affirm architects of tables that sponsor leaders elevating them to the…

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Bakary Sidibe

Bakary Sidibe

Health
Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire)

Bakary Sidibe is an energetic, strategic thinker with strong leadership and a deep dedication to social change. A professional with 25+ years of experience, including…

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The Aspen Global Innovators Group supports 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.