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.

Naadiya Moosajee

Naadiya Moosajee

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Gender
South Africa

Naadiya is a serial entrepreneur by passion, an engineer by training, is Co-Founder at WomHub, a unique ecosystem builder supporting innovation along the STEM value…

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Kusum Thapa

Kusum Thapa

Health
Nepal

Dr. Kusum Thapa is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist from Nepal with over three decades of experience, who has devoted her life to improving the welfare…

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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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Edinah Masiyiwa

Edinah Masiyiwa

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Zimbabwe

Edinah directs an NGO that promotes sexual and reproductive health and rights in Zimbabwe. “My passion for women’s rights and gender equality is derived from…

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Ranjitha Puskur

Ranjitha Puskur

Food Security
India

Dr. Ranjitha Puskur is a Senior Scientist leading the gender research program at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). She has been part of the…

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Victoria Mabel Sackey

Victoria Mabel Sackey

Health
Ghana

Victoria is a social entrepreneur working to improving healthcare access in Ghana and across Africa. As Co-founder and COO of MedTrack, she leads innovative digital…

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Dr. Jean Baptiste Musafiri

Dr. Jean Baptiste Musafiri

Health
Rwanda

Dr Jean Baptiste Musafiri is a medical doctor and clinical psychologist with an extensive 23-year background in public health. His experience spans both national and…

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Megan Cunnigham

Megan Cunnigham

Health
IL, United States

Megan Cunningham, Managing Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, brings partners together to drive policy change, access data and resources, and improve environments…

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Nkasi Wodu

Nkasi Wodu

Governance
Nigeria

Nkasi Wodu is a lawyer who works as peacebuilding manager for the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), one of the largest CSR investments…

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Meti Bekele Nega

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…

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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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Evelyn Chibwe

Evelyn Chibwe

Health
Malawi

Evelyn Chibwe is a registered nurse with specialization in Adult Health Nursing. She is a national Technical Advisor in non-communicable diseases and mental health with…

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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.