#  Africa Advisory Board 

 



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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

 ](http://www.uubo.org/ourpeople_details.asp?sid=2)Chair, Harvard Africa Advisory Board

Partner Emerita (Of Counsel), Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie Law Firm

 

 

 

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   [### Folorunso Alakija

 ](/people/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

 ](/people/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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   [### Joseph Agyepong

 ](http://www.jospongroup.com/)Executive Chairman 

JOSPONG Group of Companies

 

 

 

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   [### Margaret Anadu

 ](/people/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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   [### Mary Spio

 ](/people/mary-spio)Founder & CEO, CEEK VR

 

 

 

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   [### Ory Okolloh

 ](/people/ory-okolloh)Director of Investments, Omidyar Network

 

 

 

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   [### Paul Maritz

 ](https://pivotal.io/team/maritz)Chairman of the Board, Pivotal

 

 

 

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