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.

Robert Hakiza

Robert Hakiza

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Congo, Republic of

Robert is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, now working and permanently residing in Uganda. He received a degree in agriculture from the…

Elizabeth Lutz

Elizabeth Lutz

Health
TX, United States

Elizabeth Lutz is a community advocate working to increase awareness of the needs of hidden communities in Texas.  Her work centers on the needs of…

Safura Abdool Karim

Safura Abdool Karim

Health
South Africa

Safura grew up during South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy, on the frontlines of the country’s fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Inspired by the…

Erasma Monticcolo

Erasma Monticcolo

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
NY, United States

Erasma is a native New Yorker who grew up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, where she co-founded Power of Two in 2015. As the Executive Director, she uses science…

Genoveva Islas

Genoveva Islas

Health
CA, United States

Genoveva is the Founder & CEO of Cultiva La Salud. Genoveva is a public health advocate fighting to advance heath equity in California’s San Joaquin Valley…

Sylvie Djacbou

Sylvie Djacbou

Environment
Cameroon

Sylvie grew up in the forest region of Cameroon. She describes a childhood living in peace and harmony with nature. Born on the international day…

Alex Bailey

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…

Anjali Sarker

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…

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…

Rasha Jarhum

Rasha Jarhum

Governance
Yemen

Ms. Rasha Jarhum is co-founder and Director of the Peace Track Initiative. She was appointed as a member of the National Consultations and Reconciliation Commission…

Ghada Jabbour

Ghada Jabbour

Gender
Lebanon

Ghada founded and currently leads the anti-trafficking division at Kafa, an advocacy group dedicated to combating gender- and sexual-based violence in Lebanon. She works on…

Adrienne Crawford

Adrienne Crawford

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
DC, United States

Adrienne Crawford is a Certified Nurse Midwife who believes black women thrive with culturally competent care. She practices at Community of Hope in Washington DC, where some…

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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.