People

Myma Belo-Osagie

Chair, Harvard Africa Advisory Board

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

Patricia Nzolantima

Co-Chair, Harvard University Center for African Studies Leadership Council

Founder and CEO, Bizzoly Holdings

Ruth L. Okediji

Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law

Ruth L. Okediji is the Jeremiah Smith. Jr, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and Co-Director of the Berkman Klein Center. A renowned scholar in international intellectual property (IP) law and a foremost authority on the role of intellectual property...

Amandla Ooko-Ombaka

Co-Chair, Harvard University Center for African Studies Leadership Council

Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company

Akosua Adubofour

Vice President | Harvard AfriSoc

JD Student, HLS

Akosua plays a key role in fostering collaboration across Harvard schools and supporting initiatives that strengthen community engagement. She champions alumni engagement, creating opportunities for mentorship, dialogue, and long-term connections between...

Daniel E. Agbiboa

danielagbiboa@fas.harvard.edu

Associate Professor of African and African American Studies

Daniel E. Agbiboa is Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Before joining the Harvard faculty, he was Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (2017-2019) at George Mason University’s Jimmy and...

Gomez Agou

Harvard CID Senior Research Fellow 2026 and Former resident representative (IMF)

Research / Professional Focus: Economics, Finance, Banking, Demographics Country / Affiliation: Economist. Former IMF Resident Representation in Gabon; Cote d'ivoire https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/voices/improving-development-pr…...

Joseph Agyepong

Executive Chairman

JOSPONG Group of Companies

Clare Akamanzi

CEO, Rwanda Development Board (RDB)

Member of the Cabinet of Rwanda

Emmanuel Akyeampong

akyeamp@fas.harvard.edu

Ellen Gurney Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies

Professor Akyeampong joined the History faculty at Harvard upon receiving his Ph.D. in African History from the University of Virginia in 1993. He received his master's degree at Wake Forest University in North Carolina in 1989, where he concentrated on...

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...

Wilmot Allen

Mossavar-Rahmani Center Senior Fellow (2025-26)

Research / Professional Focus: His work includes sovereign wealth funds, health systems, renewable energy etc. Market-driven development in Africa; investment, economic development Country / Affiliation: Founder of VentureLift Africa (VLA). USA https:/...