Boaz Keizire
Food Security Ethiopia
Boaz is the Head of Policy and Advocacy at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), based in Nairobi, which promotes better farming…
Robert Agyarkor
Health Ghana
Robert is a Global Health and International Development practitioner with 25 years of experience, known for his expertise and advocacy on public health issues, poverty…
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…
Aza Nedhari
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights DC, United States
Aza Nedhari, MS, LM, CPM is a forward-thinking and visionary Maternal Health activist with a proven track record of exhibiting her strengths in innovative thinking,…
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….
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…
Folake Kio-Olayinka
Health Nigeria
Dr. Folake Kio-Olayinka is a Senior Technical Immunization Officer at the John Snow Inc. Immunization Center. She has extensive experience with polio from her time…
Kopano Mabaso
Food Security, Health South Africa
Dr. Kopano Mabaso is a South African medical doctor currently undertaking a DPhil (PhD) in Population Health at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes…
Courtney Smith
Food Security NC, United States
Courtney Smith is a daughter of Durham and of community organizers. She is a chef, an activist, and a storyteller who is deeply connected to…
Monique Antoinette Smith
Health GA, United States
Dr Monique Smith is a builder and a translator, opening new doors for communities that have experienced healthcare without dignity. As an Emergency Physician and…
Shadia Elshiwy
Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Egypt
Shadia is a physician and public health expert focusing on sexual and reproductive health and preventing gender-based violence in the Middle East and North Africa….
Huguette Diakabana
Health Congo, Republic of
Huguette Diakabana is a global health practitioner focused on connecting people to life-saving technologies. She has deployed technology-based solutions in over 20 countries throughout Africa….
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Nominate a Fellow
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.