Africa Advisory Board

The Africa Advisory Board brings together business people, entrepreneurs, public servants, academic leaders, and cultural figures to advise the Center for African Studies as we chart a course for engagement across Africa. Africa Advisory Board members help to determine the Center’s research priorities and advise on policy relevance at annual meetings of the Board. Board members also serve as ambassadors for the Center and assist in shaping the field of African Studies, intellectually and institutionally.

Myma Belo-Osagie
Chair, Harvard Africa Advisory Board
Partner Emerita (Of Counsel), Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie Law Firm
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Folorunso Alakija
Vice Chairman, Famfa Oil Limited
Mrs. Folorunso Alakija is a businesswoman who has forayed into uncharted territories. She is a philanthropist with a sincere desire to help the needy, a fashion icon with an infallible sense of style, a loving wife, a caring mother, and a doting...
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Gavin Rajah
Creative Director, Gavin Rajah Atelier
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Gavin Rajah is an award winning cultural and creative entrepreneur/activist and vocal champion of women and children's rights. He is immersed in philanthropy and empowering vulnerable communities through his work. He is passionate about nurturing emerging...
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Margaret Anadu
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Margaret Anadu joined Goldman Sachs’ analyst program directly after graduating from Harvard in 2003. She says that the program was the ideal entrée to both the firm and the industry as it allowed her to learn all facets of the business and form a close...
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