About
Founder of The AR Initiative, an advisory firm helping African businesses improve ESG and sustainability performance. She works with Jambaar Capital to build its impact framework, define metrics and KPIs, and design portfolio impact reporting.
Experience
- Africa Sustainability Magazine (ASM)Editor in Chiefcurrent2024 — present
- SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE PODCASTCo Hostcurrent2023 — present
- The AR InitiativeFounder/Principal Consultantcurrent2021 — present
- The AR InitiativeSustainability Consultant2019 — 2021
- Thriving ElementsProgram Officer2018
- Small Arms SurveyARS/Capstone Project team on converging agendas:WPS, Sustainable Development & Arms Control2017 — 2018Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Goldman SachsManagerial Assistant2015 — 2016Greater Boston
- The Borgen ProjectPolitical Intern2015Greater Boston
Education
- Geneva Graduate InstituteMaster's degree, Development studies: Private-sector development & sustainable peacebuilding2016 — 2018
- Harvard UniversityHumanitarian response to conflict and disaster2021
- Stanford UniversityEssentials of program strategy and evaluation2020
- UMass BostonBachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government2012 — 2015
- University of Paris I: Panthéon-SorbonneCours de Civilization Française de la Sorbonne
- University of HertfordshireBachelor of Laws (LLB), Law2009 — 2011
Skills & more
Team LeadershipPublic Speaking5Management1LeadershipTeamworkOrganization SkillsPowerPoint4Microsoft Office11Microsoft Excel3Microsoft Word3TableauAdobe Illustrator
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Editorial ProductionMagazine ManagementEditorial DevelopmentEditorial Product DevelopmentEditorialManagement ConsultingCorporate Social ResponsibilityInternational DevelopmentSustainable DevelopmentData AnalysisNonprofit OrganizationsResearchLanguages English · French · Yoruba
- Introduction to conflict analysis — DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
- International labour standards and corporate social responsibility — ITCILO
- Evaluation and The 2030 Agenda — United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,436
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