Catalyzing leaders worldwide to drive equitable transformation in their communities
We're dedicated to cultivating the next generation of leaders who champion equity and justice in health and development worldwide. Through comprehensive training, strategic partnerships, and innovative programs, we're catalyzing transformative change that leaves no one behind.
2024 Impact Report
Leadership is legacy. Community is power. Change starts with the people closest to the challenge. In a year marked by global setbacks and heartbreaking loss, the Aspen Global Innovators Group doubled down on what…
Honoring Lola Adedokun’s Legacy of Leadership and Community Impact
Aspen Global Innovators Group and the Doris Duke Foundation Honor Lola Adedokun’s Legacy of Leadership and Community Impact Uplifting bold and visionary leaders advancing the well-being of communities and beyond through courageous leadership. Washington DC,…
Innovative Models of Care
At Aspen Ideas: Health, our Founder and Interim Executive Director Peggy Clark joined a compelling panel with Apoorva Mandavilli, Joseph Betancourt, and Senior New Voices Fellow Mohamed Aburawi to spotlight innovative models of care emerging…
In Translating Expertise into Influence, Communication Skills Are Key
In Translating Expertise into Influence, Communication Skills Are Key Abstract: Given the challenges facing humanity, it is critical that we follow the leadership of local experts, with lived experience. The Aspen Global Innovators Group…
Bold Moves
At Aspen Ideas Festival, our Founder and Interim Executive Director Peggy Clark joined a compelling panel with Regina Dugan, Perri Peltz, and John Mills. The session offered insights on how urgency, innovation, and philanthropy can…
The Aspen Global Innovators Promise
Since 2009, the Aspen Global Innovators Group has championed health and development leaders from across Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Island States to build a safe, sustainable and healthier future for all people and communities. The impact of our Fellows reverberates across the globe.
Our mission is to catalyze leaders worldwide to drive equitable transformation in their communities. Our global community stands tall with local leaders, collaborators, healers and fellows who have long been beacons in this movement and whose voices and work are critical to reshaping a healthy, equitable future for all. We are committed to amplifying the voices and impact of those who are leading this work.
1.2B
Individuals aided
through Fellow-led direct service care and policy initiatives
$100M
committed
to Fellows and partners after AGI initial leadership investments
54
Countries
where AGI Fellows and programs work and operate
250+
AGI Fellows
and Management Partners
15.6M
Audience
Combined total of publication-wide audience figures for all outlets featuring coverage
200M
Individuals reached
through Fellow publications and speaking engagements
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Tennessee, South Carolina, Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, New York, California, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, and the Navajo Nation
Lesotho, Malawi, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, North Carolina, and Rwanda
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Catalyzing locally-rooted, globally networked leaders to become visible, effective advocates to champion more equitable development systems.
Investing in community-based leaders driving solutions for healthy, thriving communities across the U.S.
Building a collective voice of community leaders who are strengthening local public health and community health systems.
By creating a forum to share knowledge and experience, Aspen Ideas: Health offers a unique opportunity to turn ideas into action and carve pathways toward better health for all.
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Our Fellows
Isabel Barbosa
Food Security, Governance Brazil
Isabel Barbosa is an associate director with the Center for Health and Human Rights at the O’Neill Institute and an adjunct professor of law at…
Maria Valenzuela
Health AZ, United States
Maria Avalenzuela serves as the Executive Director at Spaces of Opportunity, where she is dedicated to creating transformative programs that uplift individuals and strengthen communities….
Thabani Maphosa
Health Zimbabwe
Thabani is managing director of country programs at GAVI, the global vaccine alliance, where he oversees equitable distribution of vaccines distribution to some 73 to…
Mavis Owureku – Asare
Food Security Ghana
Mavis is a food scientist and senior researcher at the Radiation Technology Centre of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission which houses the Gamma Irradiation Facility, the…
Jacques Sebisaho
Health Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)
Jacques Sebisaho is Co-Founder & Executive Director of Amani Global Works. Jacques holds a Medical Degree from the National University of Rwanda, an Executive Degree…
Jorge Rodriguez
Education, Health TX, United States
Jorge Rodriguez is a family advocate and social worker dedicated to supporting colonias—rural communities along the U.S.-Mexico border—by mobilizing resources to help families thrive. Jorge’s…
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Catalyzing leaders worldwide to drive equitable transformation in their communities
We’re dedicated to cultivating the next generation of leaders who champion equity and justice in health and development worldwide. Through comprehensive training, strategic partnerships, and innovative programs, we’re catalyzing transformative change that leaves no one behind.
2024 Impact Report
Leadership is legacy. Community is power. Change starts with the people closest to the challenge. In a year marked by global setbacks and heartbreaking loss, the Aspen Global Innovators Group doubled down on what…
Honoring Lola Adedokun’s Legacy of Leadership and Community Impact
Aspen Global Innovators Group and the Doris Duke Foundation Honor Lola Adedokun’s Legacy of Leadership and Community Impact Uplifting bold and visionary leaders advancing the well-being of communities and beyond through courageous leadership. Washington DC,…
Innovative Models of Care
At Aspen Ideas: Health, our Founder and Interim Executive Director Peggy Clark joined a compelling panel with Apoorva Mandavilli, Joseph Betancourt, and Senior New Voices Fellow Mohamed Aburawi to spotlight innovative models of care emerging…
In Translating Expertise into Influence, Communication Skills Are Key
In Translating Expertise into Influence, Communication Skills Are Key Abstract: Given the challenges facing humanity, it is critical that we follow the leadership of local experts, with lived experience. The Aspen Global Innovators Group…
Bold Moves
At Aspen Ideas Festival, our Founder and Interim Executive Director Peggy Clark joined a compelling panel with Regina Dugan, Perri Peltz, and John Mills. The session offered insights on how urgency, innovation, and philanthropy can…
The Aspen Global Innovators Promise
Since 2009, the Aspen Global Innovators Group has championed health and development leaders from across Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Island States to build a safe, sustainable and healthier future for all people and communities. The impact of our Fellows reverberates across the globe.
Our mission is to catalyze leaders worldwide to drive equitable transformation in their communities. Our global community stands tall with local leaders, collaborators, healers and fellows who have long been beacons in this movement and whose voices and work are critical to reshaping a healthy, equitable future for all. We are committed to amplifying the voices and impact of those who are leading this work.
1.2B
Individuals aided
through Fellow-led direct service care and policy initiatives
$100M
committed
to Fellows and partners after AGI initial leadership investments
54
Countries
where AGI Fellows and programs work and operate
250+
AGI Fellows
and Management Partners
15.6M
Audience
Combined total of publication-wide audience figures for all outlets featuring coverage
200M
Individuals reached
through Fellow publications and speaking engagements
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New Voices
187 Fellows
47 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America
Healthy Communities
53 Fellows
Tennessee, South Carolina, Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, New York, California, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, and the Navajo Nation
Impact West Africa
20 Fellows
8 countries in West Africa
Communities First Global Collaborative
16 Fellows
Lesotho, Malawi, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, North Carolina, and Rwanda
Advanced Advocacy
10 Senior Fellows
Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa, and Zimbabwe
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Maxwell Gomera
Environment, Governance Zimbabwe
Maxwell brings over 15 years of national and international experience in biodiversity, wildlife management and socio-economic development. He has extensive experience with natural resource management institutions in…
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Damōn Chaplin
Governance MN, United States
Damōn Chaplin currently serves as the Commissioner of the Minneapolis Health Department. Commissioner Chaplin manages a multi-discipline staff, operating multiple public health division’s responsible for…
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Camryn Smith
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education, Governance, Social Justice – Equity NC, United States
Camryn Smith is a social justice accountability expert focusing on economic and social liberation for black and brown communities and people. Her work is informed…
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Boubacar Zakou Zeinabou
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education Niger
Boubacar Zakou Zeinabou est une Nigérienne activiste, féministe combattante de la justice sociale. Après avoir été victime de plusieurs discriminations dans son milieu pendant son…
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Kennedy Odede
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship Kenya
Kennedy is one of Africa’s best- known community organizers and social entrepreneurs. For twenty-three years Kennedy lived in the Kibera Slum, the largest slum in…
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Kevin Lunzalu
Environment Kenya
Growing up, Kevin loved visiting the Nairobi National Park. He was fascinated with the work of the rangers and how they closely interacted with the…
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The Aspen Global Innovators Group supports two flagship fellowship programs. These fellowships enable leaders to amplify their voices, visibility and impact. Leaders bring expertise from all sectors and include entrepreneurs, community organizers and local experts who are both proximate to the greatest health and development challenges of our time and also bring lived and learned experience to their solutions.
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The Aspen Global Innovators Group supports two flagship fellowship programs. These fellowships enable leaders to amplify their voices, visibility and impact. Leaders bring expertise from all sectors and include entrepreneurs, community organizers and local experts who are both proximate to the greatest health and development challenges of our time and also bring lived and learned experience to their solutions.
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Our fellows and community partners are committed to advance the discourse and impact of global health and development innovations by creating knowledge products. The knowledge hub is a resource for all who are dedicated to learning from and collaborating with this dynamic community!
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