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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.

Misan Rewane

Misan Rewane

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Nigeria

Misan Rewane is the executive director of Stanford Impact Labs, which focuses on catalyzing partnerships between researchers and practitioners to meaningfully address social problems. Misan…

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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…

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Abdoul-Moumini Mouhou

Abdoul-Moumini Mouhou

Gender
Niger

Abdoul-Moumouni is a statistician and demographer who works for women’s reproductive health and rights in the Sahelian region context. He advocates for a sustainable socioeconomic…

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Bernard Olayo

Bernard Olayo

Health
Kenya

Dr. Bernard Olayo is a member of the GDI Africa board and a Kenyan physician and public health specialist with more than 14 years’ experience…

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Huguette Diakabana

Huguette Diakabana

Health
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)

Huguette is an experienced system-level change agent and as the Founder of The Luminous Agency, she hosts initiatives focused on empowering transformation through technologies in…

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Anjali Sarker

Anjali Sarker

Governance
Bangladesh

Anjali Sarker is the Senior Manager at the Oxford Character Project, where she leads a wide range of leadership and character development programmes for a…

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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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Folake Kio-Olayinka

Folake Kio-Olayinka

Health
Nigeria

Folake Olayinka is a physician and global health leader with extensive experience in immunization, maternal and child health, malaria, HIV, and health systems strengthening. Since…

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Brittany Brass

Brittany Brass


TX, United States

After overcoming personal mental health challenges, Brittany discovered the transformative power of movement and its ability to build community. This realization inspired her to create…

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Walter Ochieng

Walter Ochieng

Health
Kenya

Walter O. Ochieng is a physician and global health researcher at the Africa Institute for Health Policy. While in Kenya, he spearheaded a program to…

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Mojisola Karigidi

Mojisola Karigidi

Food Security
Nigeria

Mojisola Karigidi is an early-career scientist and lecturer in the field of biochemistry with special interest in functional foods, medicinal plants and their role in…

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Jemimah Njuki

Jemimah Njuki

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Gender
Kenya

Dr. Jemimah Njuki is the Chief of the Economic Empowerment section at UN Women. She is a recognized leader on gender equality and women’s empowerment,…

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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.