TEAM

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Focus

• African & Global Business Networks
• Business Strategy & Development 
• Impact Investment & ESG
• Public Sector-Private Sector Collaboration

Selected Awards & Recognition

• TIME100 Most Influential People in Health (2024)
• 100 Most Influential Africans, New African Magazine (2017)
• Top 100 Global Gender Policy Influencers, Apolitical (2018)
• Nobel Peace Prize Nominee (2018)
• Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal (2018)
• Sojourner Truth Abolitionist Award, CATW (2024)
• Human Rights Activist, Humanitarian of the Year – African Diaspora Awards (2017)
• L’Oréal Paris & Points of Light Women of Worth Honoree (2015)
• Georgia Southwestern State University Outstanding Alumni Visionary Award (2021)

Career Experience

• Sustainable Agriculture
• AI & Genomics
• Startups
• Women's Rights Activism & International Advocacy
• International Development & Non-Profit Leadership
• Policy Engagement & Diplomacy

Global Networks

• Africa
• United States

Key Competencies

• African Business Context & Networks
• Diplomacy & Government Relations
• Strategic Partnerships
• Impact & ESG

Sector Experience

• International Development
• Policy & Governance
• Entrepreneurship 
• Technology 
• Agriculture
• Non-Profits / NGOs

Key Current & Past Roles

• Africa-focussed Business Consultant 
• Chief of Strategic Partnerships, Ecotone AI (USA)
• United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa (appointed 2018)
• Founder & Executive Director, Safe Hands for Girls (The Gambia/USA non-profit)
• High Level Commissioner, UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)
• Founding Leader, The New Now (Global South leadership program)
• Consultant, World Bank Group
• Vice-Presidential Candidate, Gambian Presidential Election (2021)

Education

• MSc Non-Profit Management, University of Central Florida
• BA Business Administration Management, Georgia Southwestern State University