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.

Maria Valenzuela

Maria Valenzuela

Health
AZ, United States

Maria Valenzuela is Domestic Program Director of Esperanca, a community advocacy program working for the Hispanic Latino community, to provide access to quality health care and…

Phiwe  Dauwa

Phiwe Dauwa

Health
South Africa

A licensed registered nurse and midwife who worked in the Neonatal Intensive care unit (NICU) after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing obtained from…

Omezzine Khelifa

Omezzine Khelifa

Governance
Tunisia

Omezzine is a Tunisian activist who now serves as president and founder of “Mobdi’un” a non-profit that promotes youth social inclusion and social transformation through…

Carl Manlan

Carl Manlan

Governance
Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire)

Carl Manlan is an economist from Côte d’Ivoire currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer of the Ecobank Foundation. Prior to his tenure at the…

Anjali Sarker

Anjali Sarker

Governance
Bangladesh

Anjali Sarker is a social entrepreneur with a passion for combining business, technology and social impact to build scalable solutions. She co-founded a startup that…

Karan Chopra

Karan Chopra

Food Security
Ghana

Karan grew up in Ghana and is now helping the nation’s poorest farmers reap higher profits. GADCO, which he cofounded, is now Ghana’s largest producer…

Oyeronke Oyebanji

Oyeronke Oyebanji

Health
Nigeria

Oyeronke Oyebanji is a public health professional and is currently working as a Policy and Partnerships Manager at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)….

Chrystelle Wedi

Chrystelle Wedi

Health
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)

Dr. Wedi was born in the DRC and moved to South Africa when she was 7 years old. She is a medical doctor and Rhodes…

Junaid Nabi

Junaid Nabi

Health
India

Junaid is a physician, public health researcher, bioethicist, and a writer. As a Kashmiri, he has a unique perspective on living between nations and bringing…

Deborah Ahenkorah Osei-Agyekum

Deborah Ahenkorah Osei-Agyekum

Education
Ghana

Deborah Ahenkorah is passionate about reading, and about bringing African children compelling stories that will encourage a life-long engagement with books and literacy. “Imagine that…

Jacques Sebisaho

Jacques Sebisaho

Health
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)

Jacques Sebisaho, MD,  is from one of the remotest places in Africa:  Idjwi island in Lake Kivu between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda….

Lachelle King

Lachelle King

Health
OK, United States

Lachelle King is a storyteller, researcher, and autist. After being diagnosed at an adult age, she became an advocate for improving health outcomes for other…

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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.