Our Team

  • Ambassador Ertharin Cousin

    CEO & Founder

  • David Ockleshaw

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Shanoo Saran

    Managing Director, Africa

  • Sarah Franz

    Vice President, US Operations

  • Maurice Cousin Sr.

    Vice President of Global Special Project

  • Darshana Joshi

    Rwanda Director

  • Jen Kelly, PhD

    Nutrition Director

  • Meghan O'Hearn, PhD

    Impact Director

  • Annette Francis

    Executive Assistant to the CEO and Board

  • Cedric Habiyaremye, PhD

    Special Assistant to the CEO

  • Erika Contreras

    Communications Associate

  • Ben Valk

    Senior Investment Advisor

  • Roberto Velarde

    Senior Investment Advisor

  • Hamid Hamirani

    Senior Investment Advisor

  • Thomas V. Grasso

    Senior Advisor on Climate and the Environment

Our Nutrition Advisory Board

  • Angela Odoms-Young

    Nutrition Advisor

  • Martin Bloem

    Nutrition Advisor

  • Laurette Dube

    Nutrition Advisor

  • Patrick Webb

    Nutrition Advisor

 Our Board

  • Ertharin Cousin

    CEO & Founder

  • Jim Casselberry

    Chief Investment Officer at 4S Bay Partners

  • Ashby Monk, PhD

    Executive Director, Stanford Global Projects Center

  • Barry Adams

    Founding and Managing Partner, Prairie Crest Capital