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.

Neo Tapela

Neo Tapela

Health
Botswana

Neo is a doctor with experience in health systems strengthening and effective service delivery for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease,…

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Aaron “AJ” Johnson

Aaron “AJ” Johnson

Food Security
OK, United States

Aaron “AJ” Johnson is the Founder and CEO of Oasis FreshMarkets, the first full-service supermarket in North Tulsa’s historically black-neighborhood — once called ‘Black Wall…

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Jabraan Pasha

Jabraan Pasha

Health
OK, United States

Dr. Jabraan Pasha is an internal medicine physician, educator, and community health advocate, dedicated to the promotion of health equity. A Tulsa native and graduate…

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Ivelyse Andino

Ivelyse Andino

Health
NY, United States

Ivelyse is a visionary healthcare strategist and abolitionist building community at the intersection of mobile health and equity. She is the founder and CEO of…

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Mojisola Ojebode

Mojisola Ojebode

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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Salif Romano Niang

Salif Romano Niang

Food Security
Mali

Salif is a Co-founder and Managing Partner of Malô, a Malian social enterprise focused on improving the lives of smallholder rice farmers by building up…

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Selorm Branttie

Selorm Branttie

Governance
Ghana

Selorm is the Global Strategy Director to mPedigree, a mobile-based solution to securing products against faking, counterfeiting, and diversion. So far, the app has been…

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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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Laura Bellis

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…

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Francisca Mutapi

Francisca Mutapi

Health
Zimbabwe

Francisca Mutapi is a Zimbabwean professor of global health infection and immunity, co-director of the Global Health Academy at the University of Edinburgh, and Deputy…

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Olanike Adeyamo

Olanike Adeyamo

Health
Nigeria

Professor Olanike Adeyemo is a COMSTECH Distinguished scholar and represents sub-Saharan Africa on the 6th Steering Committee of the World Food Security’s High-Level Panel of…

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Mojirayo Oluwatoyin Ogunlana

Mojirayo Oluwatoyin Ogunlana

Education
Nigeria

Mojirayo Oluwatoyin Ogunlana is a digital rights lawyer on a mission to establish a legal framework at national and regional levels that safeguards a free…

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