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.

Bernard Olayo

Bernard Olayo

Health
Kenya

Bernard is a public health specialist and an entrepreneur from Kenya. He is the founder of the Center for Public Health and Development, a non-profit…

Maji Hailemariam

Maji Hailemariam

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Ethiopia

Maji Hailemariam is an Ethiopian mental health epidemiologist now at Michigan State University. She specializes in working with underserved populations including women, justice-involved individuals and…

Shameca Brown

Shameca Brown

Health
OK, United States

Shameca K. Brown is a dynamic, faith-driven public administrator and mental health activist who is dedicated to innovating systems of hope and change to create…

Narayan Adhikari

Narayan Adhikari

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Nepal

Narayan studied forestry in his home country of Nepal, but rejected a post as a forest ranger when he realized this would enmesh him in…

LaBrisa Williams

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…

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…

Jamila Headley

Jamila Headley

Social Justice - Equity
Barbados

Jamila is the managing director of the Health Global Access Project (or Health GAP)–an advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring global access to affordable life-sustaining medicines…

Koketso Moeti

Koketso Moeti

Governance
South Africa

Koketso Moeti has a long background in civic activism and has over the years worked at the intersection of governance, communication and people power. She…

Assia Sidibe

Assia Sidibe

Food Security
Mali

Assia heads the Francophone section of the African Risk Capacity, a ground-breaking extreme weather insurance scheme designed to help African Union members cope with the…

Shikoh Gitau

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…

Imo Etuk

Imo Etuk

Health
Nigeria

Imo is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at mDoc Healthcare, a digital health social enterprise serving people with regular and chronic health needs. Imo’s…

Vivian Maduekeh

Vivian Maduekeh

Food Security
Nigeria

Vivian Maduekeh is a Management Consultant with deep expertise in sustainable food systems, global health, and international development. Vivian has worked in cross-functional roles in…

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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.