Photo Credit: Taryn Davis Nepal
About Us

DG Board of Directors

Our board is comprised of experts from around the globe.

Santiago Sedaca
Santiago Sedaca
Board Chair

Executive Vice President for Strategy and Development, IREX

Dr. Jennifer Bangoura
Dr. Jennifer Bangoura
Board Member

Director of Career Innovation, Nexford University

James Beresh
James Beresh
Board Member

Consultant

Aleksander Dardeli
Aleksander Dardeli
Board Member

Chief Operating Officer, Save the Children

Dr. Kim Yi Dionne
Dr. Kim Yi Dionne
Board Member

Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside

Cheri-Leigh Erasmus
Cheri-Leigh Erasmus
Board Member

Co-CEO and Chief Learning and Agility Officer, Accountability Lab

Worku Gachou
Worku Gachou
Board Member

Vice President, Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Visa

Nathaniel Heller
Nathaniel Heller
Board Member

Vice President and Managing Director, Geneva Global

George Kogolla
George Kogolla
Acting Chair

IREX Representative in Kenya and East Africa

Josh Powell
Josh Powell
Ex-officio; non-voting

Nanjira Sambuli
Nanjira Sambuli
Board Member

Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program at The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Kate Thompson
Kate Thompson
Board Member

Chair, Nature for Justice; Director, Compass Capital Property Investment; Independent Consultant

Dr. Hasan Tuluy
Dr. Hasan Tuluy
Board Member

Economist & Advisor, Centennial Group