Community

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

Tijani Salami

Tijani Salami

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Nigeria

Tijani Salami is a dedicated physician with over a decade of experience championing maternal and child health and child survival in Nigeria. Through targeted outreach, health…

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Adebisi Alimi

Adebisi Alimi

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Nigeria

An LGBT advocate and HIV activist, Adebisi Alimi was the first person to ever come out as gay on Nigerian television. After an attempt on…

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Stephanie Musho

Stephanie Musho

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Kenya

Stephanie Musho is an accomplished human rights lawyer currently working on financing for the SDGs and global financial architecture reform.  She previously worked on gender…

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Ashlee Wisdom

Ashlee Wisdom

Health
NY, United States

Ashlee Wisdom is a public health innovator. She is the Co-founder & CEO of Health In Her HUE, a digital platform that connects Black women…

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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…

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Ola Orekunrin Brown

Ola Orekunrin Brown

Health
Nigeria

Dr Ola Brown is the founding partner of Healthcap; a pan-Africa investment company focused investments that create a healthier world. There are two arms to…

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Dorian Burton

Dorian Burton

Social Justice - Equity
NC, United States

Dr. Dorian Burton is a husband, father, and faith-driven investor with nearly two decades of experience in social and impact investing. Growing up in Rialto,…

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Shadia Elshiwy

Shadia Elshiwy

Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Egypt

Shadia is a physician and public health expert focusing on sexual and reproductive health and preventing gender-based violence in the Middle East and North Africa….

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Stephen Kennedy

Stephen Kennedy

Health
Liberia

Dr Stephen B. Kennedy is a Senior Researcher at the University of Liberia-Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation (UL-PIRE) Africa Center, an infectious disease research…

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Melissa Elliott

Melissa Elliott

Governance
NC, United States

Melissa Elliott has served on the Henderson City Council for eight years; she recently became the city’s first Black mayor and the first woman to…

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Ahmed “Kura” Omar

Ahmed “Kura” Omar

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education, Food Security
Kenya

Ahmed “Kura” Omar has 10 years of experience working with national and international NGOs. His experience ranges from direct field project implementation to coordinating program…

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Nikia Grayson

Nikia Grayson

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
TN, United States

Dr. Nikia Grayson, DNP, MSN, MPH, MA, CNM, FNP-C (she/her/hers) is a Reproductive Justice informed public health activist, anthropologist, and family nurse-midwife who has devoted…

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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.