Team

LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS‍‍ ‍

BRAIN TRUST

Leadership

Featured
Angelica Towne Amporo

Angelica Towne Amporo
Senior Advisor and Co-Founder

Boris Bulayev

Boris Bulayev
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder

Missy (Millicent) Mwendwa

Missy (Millicent) Mwendwa
Chief Product Officer (CPO)

Maggie Appleton

Maggie Appleton
Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Diana Mwai

Diana Mwai
Global Director of Policy & Partnerships

Kamanda Kamiri

Kamanda Kamiri
Global Director of Partnerships

Marica Rizzo

Marica Rizzo
Global Director of People

Marit Blaak

Marit Blaak
Global Director of Design & Product Operations

Meghan Mahoney

Meghan Mahoney
Global Director of Research, Measurement, & Evaluation

Rachel Waddell

Rachel Waddell
Global Director of Development

Sarah Ndinya

Sarah Ndinya
Global Director, Education Systems and Technology Strategy

Hawah Nabbuye

Hawah Nabbuye
Regional Director Implementation & Scale

Richard Luuba

Richard Luuba Regional Director of Implementation, Learning and Development

Aissetou Sanogo

Aissetou Sanogo
Managing Director, Rwanda

Diane Kayigi Munezero

Diane Kayigi Munezero
Managing Director, Tanzania

Hellen Namisi

Hellen Namisi
Managing Director, Uganda

Kenley Jones

Kenley Jones
Managing Director, US/Europe

Bersabel Mesgna

Bersabel Mesgna
Director of Philanthropy

Emmanuel Kalyebi

Emmanuel Kalyebi
Director of Program Implementation

Florence Tesha

Florence Tesha
Chief of Staff to the CEO, Internal

Fred Olaka

Fred Olaka
Director of Finance & Operations

Hannah Ornas

Hannah Ornas
Chief of Staff

Nelson Musikula

Nelson Musikula
Director - Government Engagement

Patience Mathenge

Patience Mathenge
Director of Talent Acquisition

Phillip Okull

Phillip Okull
Director of Impact Evaluation

Samson Mbugua

Samson Mbugua‍ Director of Technology and Data Systems

Shauna Davidson

Shauna Davidson
Director of Institutional Partnerships

Simi Olabisi

Simi Olabisi
United States Controller

Lynda Kigera

Lynda Kigera
Policy & Partnerships Principal Strategist

Rogers Patrick Kamugisha

Rogers Patrick Kamugisha
Principal Product Strategist

Board of Directors

Featured
Dzingai Mutumbuka

Dzingai Mutumbuka
Former Minister of Education, Zimbabwe; Former Senior World Bank Official; Former Chairman, ADEA

Amy Kates

Amy Kates
Owner, Amy Kates Organization Design Advisory

Radhika Malpani

Radhika Malpani
Lecturer, Stanford University; Associate Adjunct Professor, UC Santa Cruz; Founder, Google Images; Former Senior Engineering Director, Google

Mohamed Osman

Mohamed Osman
CEO, Spring Impact

Devang Vussonji

Devang Vussonji
Co-Founder, Axum; Director, Elimu-Soko

Eric Glustrom

Eric Glustrom
Co-Founder, Educate!; Founder & CEO, Watson Institute

Boris Bulayev

Boris Bulayev
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder

Educate! Brain Trust

The Brain Trust is an advisory group lending insights to Educate!’s development of livelihood bootcamps.

  • Dedo Baranshamaje, Director of Strategy, Segal Family Foundation

  • Jeff Aludo, Founder and Chief Strategist, The Aludo Group; Former Director, PwC

  • Nadi Albino, Deputy Director of Partnerships and Resources Mobilization, Generation Unlimited

  • Nancy Taggart, Vice President, Making Cents International; Former Senior Advisor, USAID

  • Nick Burnett (Chair), Senior Fellow, Results for Development

  • Nikita MillerSenior Vice President, Head of Product Management & Customer Experience at The Knot Worldwide

  • Patrick Obonyo, Programme Manager, IKEA Foundation

  • Paul Atherton, Founder, AI-for-Education.org; Founder, Fab Inc.; Former Education Economist, DFID

  • Shubha Jayaram, Deputy Director of Strategy, Planning and Management, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

  • Teresa Mbagaya, Investor; Advisor

  • Xiaoyan Liang, Lead Education Specialist, World Bank