Our Team
Meet the people leading AESDI's mission to reform education and transform Africa.
Executive Leadership Team
H.E. Amb. Prof. Tunji John Asaolu
Founder & Chairman, Board of Directors
Distinguished diplomat, scholar, and civil society leader; Secretary General of the United World Congress of Diplomats and Chairman of the AU Agenda 2063 Ambass...
Amb. Thecla Amarachukwu Orakwe
Executive Director / CEO
Co-founder and CEO of A4 and AESDI; administrator, public speaker, spoken word poet, and social development advocate focused on children and girl-child issues.
Bamidele Loveson
Director, Digital Content & Public Relations
Team Lead at Xamaran Digital Communications, specializing in documentary production and brand storytelling, featured at the UN Women CSW69 event in New York.
Jerry Ifeanyi
Creative Director
Founder of Touch Media, a full-service media company; portfolio includes AYCF, GIZ, the World Bank, and International Alert.
Goodnews Sunday Gbinne
Digital Communications Manager
CEO and Founder of SORD TECH; Assistant National Director, Media and ICT of the African Union Youth Clubs (AUYC), Nigeria Chapter.
Oladipo Opeoluwa Dorcas
Head of Administration and Partnership Engagement
Administrator and stakeholder engagement professional supporting strategic partnerships; B.Sc. International Studies and Diplomacy, University of Benin.
Board of Trustees
Prof. Jonathan Aremu
Board Member
Ph.D. in International Relations; former Acting Vice-Chancellor and consultant to the EU, ECOWAS Commission, and UNIDO.
Dr. (Mrs.) Marie Teibowei
Board Member
Senior Lecturer of Languages and Biomedical Translations at Bayelsa Medical University; represented Nigeria at the UN General Assembly and COP26/COP27.
Programme Team
Profiles coming soon.
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