Damaris Matoke-Muhia
Health Kenya
Damaris is a molecular biology scientist working on the control of vector borne diseases. She holds a PhD in Molecular Medicine and a Masters in…
Shikoh Gitau
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship Kenya
Dr. Gitau was born to a poor family, but had a talent for math, and was able to get funding to pursue her MSc in…
Timothy Egwelu
Health Uganda
Timothy is the first (and apparently still the only) deaf lawyer in Uganda. He works on social inclusion as well as equitable court access for…
Oyeronke Oyebanji
Health Nigeria
Oyeronke Oyebanji is a public health professional and is currently working as a Policy and Partnerships Manager at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)….
Mmaki Jantjies
Education South Africa
Mmaki conducts education technology research focused on increasing STEM education across the African continent through mobile technology. As one of the first black, female South…
Dieter Cantu
Social Justice - Equity TX, United States
Dieter Cantu is an advocate for youth impacted by the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, and an expert in policy reform. His lived experience…
Fredros Okumu
Health Kenya
Fredros is currently the director of science at the Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania’s premier health research institution. In this role, he is focused on malaria…
Alex Bailey
Environment TX, United States
Alex Bailey, Founder of Black Outside, Inc., is an educator and third-generation outdoor enthusiast, who uses his radical imagination to re-envision outdoor programming for Black…
Erica Plybeah
Health TN, United States
Erica Plybeah is a social justice innovator who dismantles the barriers that exist between the people who need care and the places where services exist….
Anjali Sarker
Governance Bangladesh
Anjali Sarker is a social entrepreneur with a passion for combining business, technology and social impact to build scalable solutions. She co-founded a startup that…
LaBrisa Williams
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights OK, United States
LaBrisa Williams is the Executive Director of the Tulsa Birth Equity Initiative, an organization whose mission is to equip families in Tulsa to have healthy…
Misan Rewane
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship Nigeria
Born and raised in Nigeria, Misan Rewane is no stranger to the challenges of education and social mobility in West Africa. When her parents, unable…
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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.