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.
From Healing to Opportunity: Integrating Trauma Healing into Development Programs
Armed conflicts are at a post-1946 high, compounded by unprecedented climate crises. For the nearly two billion people living in fragile regions, the result is mass trauma—an invisible barrier that stalls development, suppresses productivity, and…
Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Fellows!!
Congratulations!! Our Impact West Africa Fellows and Advanced Advocacy Program Fellows have successfully completed their fellowship year and are now part of our wider Senior Fellow Community! Over the past year, each cohort has…
Literacy is not a relic.
Brandi Coleman, our 2025 Healthy Communities fellow, published her first op-ed on the concerning drop of reading intentions among students. According to her experience and work, the current generation of students prefers to listen rather…
Announcement: AGI Leadership Update
In 2025, Aspen Global Innovators Group (AGI) reflected deeply on what it means to build a future rooted in well-being, kindness, and innovation. AGI reaffirmed its core belief that innovation is not only about new…
What does it really mean to lose everything?
Our Senior New Voices Fellow, Dr. Cedric Habiyaremye, a globally recognized food security strategist, crop scientist, entrepreneur, and author whose life and work bridge science, policy, and human resilience, shares a line he couldn’t shake…
The Aspen Global Innovators Promise
Since 2009, the Aspen Global Innovators Group has championed health and development leaders from across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the United States of America 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
280+
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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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.
Amplifying West African Voices, Empowering Regional Leaders
Our Fellows
Minda Dentler
Health India
Minda was born in India and contracted polio as an infant, leaving her legs paralyzed. When she was three, Minda was adopted by an American…
Phyllis Omido
Environment Kenya
Phyllis Omido, born around 1978, is a Kenyan environmental activist widely recognized for her efforts to shut down a toxic lead smelting plant in Owino…
Kusum Thapa
Health Nepal
Dr. Kusum Thapa is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist from Nepal with over three decades of experience, who has devoted her life to improving the welfare…
Donald Singue
Environment Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire)
Donald Singue is a development economist and finance expert who guides African Governments on strengthening their financial resilience against climate change and being better prepared…
Melissa Elliott
Governance NC, United States
Melissa Elliott has served on the Henderson City Council for eight years; she recently became the city’s first Black mayor and the first woman to…
Stephen Lucke
Food Security TX, United States
Stephen Lucke, Founder of Gardopia Gardens, is food systems expert and activist focusing on health and environmental justice who educates and empowers communities on how to…
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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.
Announcement: AGI Leadership Update
In 2025, Aspen Global Innovators Group (AGI) reflected deeply on what it means to build a future rooted in well-being, kindness, and innovation. AGI reaffirmed its core belief that innovation is not only about new…
From Healing to Opportunity: Integrating Trauma Healing into Development Programs
Armed conflicts are at a post-1946 high, compounded by unprecedented climate crises. For the nearly two billion people living in fragile regions, the result is mass trauma-an invisible barrier that stalls development, suppresses productivity, and…
Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Fellows!!
Congratulations!! Our Impact West Africa Fellows and Advanced Advocacy Program Fellows have successfully completed their fellowship year and are now part of our wider Senior Fellow Community! Over the past year, each cohort has…
Literacy is not a relic.
Brandi Coleman, our 2025 Healthy Communities fellow, published her first op-ed on the concerning drop of reading intentions among students. According to her experience and work, the current generation of students prefers to listen rather…
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…
The Aspen Global Innovators Promise
Since 2009, the Aspen Global Innovators Group has championed health and development leaders from across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the United States of America 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
280+
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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Ify Aniebo
Health Nigeria
Growing up in Nigeria, Ify Aniebo and her childhood best friend both loved comic books. When they were 7 years old, both girls got sick…
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Kusum Thapa
Health Nepal
Dr. Kusum Thapa is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist from Nepal with over three decades of experience, who has devoted her life to improving the welfare…
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Narayan Adhikari
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship Nepal
Narayan studied forestry in his home country of Nepal, but rejected a post as a forest ranger when he realized this would enmesh him in…
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Rejoice Misozi Kankhande
Health Malawi
Rejoice Misozi Kankhande is a registered Public Health Practitioner by the Medical Council of Malawi, with over 10 years’ experience in health program management, monitoring,…
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Thumbi Mwangi
Health Kenya
Thumbi Mwangi is an infectious disease epidemiologist combining classical epidemiology, applied epidemiological modelling and data science to improve the speed and quality of policy decision…
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Jeffrey Muhiyeni Misomali
Food Security Malawi
International development executive with 17+ years driving systemic social change through philanthropy, evidence-based programming, and innovative finance. Passionate about challenging traditional development approaches by leveraging…
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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.
Knowledge Hub
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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