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All 2024 Board Members will be announced very soon...

2024 Governing Board

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Chairperson of the Governing Board

(Chief Executive)

*Former Chief of Aquisition, Unites States Air Force (2019-2020)

*Member, Forbes Technology Council

(Since 2022)

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Deputy Chairperson of the Governing Board

(Deputy Chief Executive)

*Former Minister of Science, Telecommunications and Technology (2018-2021)

*Former Consultant for GIZ, ITU and Inter-America Development Bank (IDB)

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Chief Strategy Officer,
Vice President of Strategy &
Government Relations


*Former Board Member,
Commonwealth Youth
Council (CYC)
*Former Youth Advisor,
African Union (AU)

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Chief Advocacy Officer,

Vice President of Advocacy
& Public Relations


*SDGs Goalkeeper, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

*Young Leader, Obama Foundation (2022)

*Councilor, Steinsel City

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Managing Partner (Founder),

Vice President of Global Operations

*Former Advisor, African Union Presidential Panel

(2021-2022)

*Principal Consultant,

Airbus Intelligence

(Since 2023)

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H.E. Prof. Igor Lukšić

(Montenegro)

Board Member

Geopolitics

(Region: Europe)

*Former Prime Minister of Montenegro (2010-2012)

*Former Foreign Minister of Montenegro (2012-2016)

*Former Lead of Southeast Europe ESG for PwC

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Board Member,

Global Policy
(Region: Europe)


*Former Executive Director,
  International Monetary Fund (IMF)

*Consultant for the World Bank Group

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Board Member,

Digital Innovation

(Region: Asia-Pacific)

*Strategic Advisor, SpaceX 

*Former Deputy Minister of Digital Development (2022)

*Former Consultant for UN, World Bank, and Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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Board Member,

Telecommunications

(Region: Americas)

*Former Deputy Minister of Telecommunications of Chile (2018-2021)

*Former VP of Marketing and Digital Strategies for DIRECTV and AT&T

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Board Member

Data Governance

(Region: Africa)

*Former Ambassador of OIF to the African Union and UNECA (2017-2022)

*Former Consultant for the World Bank Group

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Board Member

Climate & Sustainability

(Region: Europe)

*Former Deputy Minister of Environment of Albania (2017-2022)

*Former Board Member, Green Climate Fund (GCF), UNFCCC

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Board Member

Development Finance

(Region: Africa)

*Assistant Secretary-General for Development Finance, OACPS

(Since 2020)

*Former Minister of Microcredits, Women and Youth (2013-2014)

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Board Member

Social Affairs

(Region: Europe)

*Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (2018-2020)

*Secretary-General, Ministry of Digital Transformation

(Since 2022)

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Board Member

Advisory & Consulting

(Region: Europe)

*Former Director of Transformation, Integration Strategies, and Risk Processes, Deloitte North-South-Europe

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Board Member

Human Rights & Peace

(Region: Africa)

*Executive Director, Afrika Nunya Institute for Policy

*Former Director, United Nations Regional Centre for Disarmament and Peace (UNREC)

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Board Member

Trade & Investment

(Region: Africa)

*UAE Royal Family Senior Advisor (Since 2020)
*Executive Vice Chairman of Turkiye Africa Trade and Investment Council

*Founder of Premium Africa Holdings

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Board Member

International Relations

(Region: Europe)

*Former Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

*Former Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to NATO (2008-2011)

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Board Member

Digital Economy

(Region: Africa)

**Secretary of State for Digital Economy

(Since 2021)
*Secretary of State for Innovation and Vocational Training (2018-2020)

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Board Member

Global Change

(Region: Americas)

*Former Regional Director for the Sahel at the Tony Blair Institute(TBI)
*Chief of Party (SCC), United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

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Board Member

Global Mobility

(Region: Asia-Pacific)

*Former Director of Global Mobility Services, KPMG
(2020-2023)

*Former Lead of Global Mobility Services, Ernst & Young (EY)

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H.E. Ahmat Mahamat Acyl

(Chad)

Board Member

Education & Banking

(Region: Africa)

*Former Minister of Education and Civic Promotion (2013-2017)

:*Former Chairman, Commercial Bank of Chad (2020-2021)

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H.E. Mohamed Shainee

(The Maldives)

Board Member

Urban Development

(Region: Asia-Pacific)

*Former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (2013-2018)

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Board Member

Science & Research

(Region: Africa)

*Member of South African Government Task Team for the 4th Industrial Revolution
*Former Head of Innovation at SAP Africa

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Board Member

Technology

(Region: Europe)

*Vice President - Head of Standardization & Research, Airbus DS

*Board Member, European Union 6G Flagsfip

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Mr. Fernand Isseri

(Cameroon)

Board Member

Geospatial & Big Data

(Region: Africa)

*Former Co-Chair, United Nations Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)

Previous Board Members (2020 - 2022)

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Chief Technology Officer,

Vice President of Technology & Innovation

*Forbes 30 Under 30 (2021)

*Former Data Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center

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Board Member,

Entrepreneurship

(Region: Europe)

*Mentor - 500 Global

* Entrepreneurship Mentor, University of Luxembourg

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Mr. David Lindgren

(United States)

Chief Sustainability Officer,

Vice President of Policy & Sustainability

*Congressional Liaison Officer, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

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Mr. Thomas VanMatre

(United States)

Board Member,

Business Development

(Region: Americas)

*Former Intelligence Officer, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)

*Former VP of Business Development, Satellogic

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H.E Akodah Ayewouadan

(Togo)

Board Member,

Global Policy

(Region: Africa)

*Former Government Spokesperson & Minister of Communications of Togo

(2020-2023)

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