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Our People
Leaders Invested in the Economic Development of Africa
The Brenthurst Foundation brings together experts, policy specialists, and senior government officials. With their diverse, often contrarian and always incisive analyses, our team, advisors, and associates offer fresh insights into African development.
Our team
Our advisory board
Olusegun Obasanjo
Former President of Nigeria; Chairman and Advisory Board Member Emeritus, The Brenthurst Foundation
Nigeria
Alberto Trejos
Former Minister of Trade; Professor INCAE, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Alfonso de Prat Gay
Former Minister of the Economy, Argentina
Argentina
André Azoulay
Counsellor to H.M. King Mohammed VI, Morocco
Morocco
Anna Diamantopoulou
Greek Politician and Public Figure
Greece
Barry Desker
Member of the Presidential Council on Minority Rights, Singapore
Singapore
Dr Karin von Hippel
Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Former President of Liberia and Nobel Laureate
Liberia
Erastus Mwencha
Deputy Chair: Commission of the African Union, Kenya
Kenya
Ernest Bai Koroma
Former President of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Hailemariam Desalegn
Former Prime Minister of Ethopia
Ethiopia
Ian Khama
Former President of Botswana
Botswana
Jonathan Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer Generations
South Africa
Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno
Former Ambassador of Colombia to the United States
Colombia
Kgalema Motlanthe
Former President, South Africa
South Africa
Martín Torrijos
Former President of Panama
Panama
Moeketsi Majoro
Former Prime Minister, Lesotho
Lesotho
Nick Carter
Former Chief of the Defence Staff, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Richard Myers
Former Chairman: Joint Chiefs of Staff, USA
United States of America
Rory Stewart
Former Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom and Yale University Fellow
United Kingdom
Torben Brylle
Former Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to South Africa
Denmark
Our associates
Aziz Amin
Governance, Peace & Conflict and Policy Analysis
Afghanistan
David Kilcullen
Counter Insurgency; Urban Development Expert, Australia/US
Australia
Dickie Davis
Special Advisor, The Brenthurst Foundation
United Kingdom
Frank Rusagara
Former Military Historian, Rwanda Defence Force
Rwanda
Gordon Yekelo
Former General Officer Training Command, SANDF
South Africa
Henry Sands
Strategic Communications Advisor
United Kingdom
John McKay
Analysis International & Deakin University, Australia
Australia
Juan Carlos Echeverry
Former Minister of Finance and Public Credit; CEO Eco Petrol, Colombia
Colombia
Knox Chitiyo
Africa Fellow, Chatham House, Zimbabwe/UK
Zimbabwe
Lawrence Swantner
Aviation Expert, US
United States of America
Luis Membreno
Economic Analyst, El Salvador
El Salvador
Lyal White
Research Associate
South Africa
Mark Pearson
Economist, South Africa
South Africa
Mohamed Harun
Adviser to Minister of Tourism, Mozambique
Mozambique
Patrick Esnouf
Mining Expert, South Africa
South Africa
Richard Gibb
Former Vice Chancellor, Abu Dhabi University
United Kingdom
Rod Hagger
Former CEO, Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company, Malawi
Malawi
Susan Schulman
Freelance Photographer, US/UK
United States of America
Theresa Whelan
Africa Defence and Security Issues Expert, US
United States of America
Thomas Nziratimana
Co-founder and General Manager, TransAfrika Resources, DR Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Thomas Vester Nielsen
Senior Portfolio Manager, Lloyd George Management, Denmark
Denmark