Leah Upton
Health OK, United States
Dr. Leah Upton is a physician leader in a community clinic who builds structures for whole-person, whole-family care that encourages physical, mental, and social health….
Harish Sadani
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights India
Harish is among India’s leading gender rights activists. A social worker by training, he has been working tirelessly for over the past 26 years to…
Adaeze Oreh
Health Nigeria
As a young medical doctor and new mother, Adaeze’s world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a type of blood…
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…
Gulrez Shah Azhar
Environment India
Gulrez is an independent researcher passionate about health, environment, climate, and development. He along with other partners helped develop India’s first heat preparedness plan in…
Stellah Bosire
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Kenya
Born and raised in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, she has lived in a community that was marginalized both socially and economically. Stellah is…
Meti Bekele Nega
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education Ethiopia
Meti works at the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences where she leads initiatives that strengthen evidence base to promote data –informed policy engagement on timely development…
Laura Bellis
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights OK, United States
Laura Bellis is a community health access strategist and organizer who focuses on breaking down social and political resource barriers. As the Executive Director of the…
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…
Mohamed Aburawi
Health Libya
Mohamed is a Libyan doctor working to address systemic healthcare shortcomings in low resource settings. In 2011, when the Libyan Civil War broke out in…
Samuel “SAS” Kargbo
Health Sierra Leone
Dr. Samuel Kargbo is the director of Health Systems, Policy, Planning and Information in the in Ministry of Health & Sanitation of Sierra Leone. His…
Jamar Hill
Health AR, United States
Jamar Hill, Founder of Gamers Baseball Alaska/RBI Alaska, is a former professional baseball player and current youth coach whose lived experiences empowers him to provide access…
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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.