People

We believe in the power of diversity and having a global mindset – the different nationalities and professional backgrounds of our staff all contribute to our mission.

Amani Institute Global

Daniel Bennett

Geraldine Hepp

Global Community Director

Francesca Folda

Global Communication Director

Stephanie Haase

Global Program Director, Amani Institute

Neha Chavan

Senior Finance and Operations Manager

Maylis Bezuidenhoudt

Amani Institute Brasil Team

Julia Rodrigues Melo

Country Director

Flavia Cerruti

Program Manager

Raiana Lira

Program Manager

Maria Carolina Marum Zemella

Senior Finance and Operations Manager

Renan Santos

[:en]Program Assistant (Brazil)[:pt]Assistente de Programas (Brasil)

Amani Institute Kenya

Caroline Gertsch

Country Director

Pauline Ndonga

Senior Program Manager

Nzilani Muema

Program Manager

Carolyne Kamau

Junior Program Manager

Faith Audi

Finance and Operations Manager

Agnes Gathinji

Communications and Partnerships Lead

Amani Institute India

Shehzia Lilani

Shehzia Lilani

Interim CEO , Chief Operating Officer

Neha Chavan

Senior Finance and Operations Manager

Arjun Sashidhar

Program Manager

Eeshta Malhotra

Programs and Community Manager

Loy Nelson

Program Manager

Board of Directors

Roshan Paul

[:en]Co-Founder, Amani Institute [:pt]Co-Fundador, Amani Institute[:]

Ilaina Rabbat

[:en]Co-Founder, Amani Institute [:pt]Co-Fundadora, Amani Institute [:]

Lisa Corcoran

Partner, For Impact

Liam Black

Liam Black

Founder & Chief Encouragement Officer, As We Please

Amrote Abdella

Amrote Abdella

Regional Director, Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative

Erin Boyd

Joe Joseph

[:en]Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Putnam Investment Management[:pt]Diretor administrativo e Gerente de Portfolio, Putnam Investment Management[:]