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Leadership

Our Board of Trustees are the stewards of the Foundation’s mission, ensuring its long-term sustainability and alignment with its founding principles. Comprising luminaries from the arts, academia, public policy, and business, the trustees are a testament to the global and interdisciplinary nature of the Foundation’s work. Their collective expertise reflects the Foundation’s commitment to showcasing the rich and diverse heritage of Global Africa. Together, they ensure that our work remains bold, compliant, relevant and resonant.

Misrak Brhane

Grieve Chelwa

Amma Felix

Dahkil Hausif

Chiwoniso Kaitano

Mũmbi wa Mũgo

Livingstone Mukasa

Paul Nantulya

Clayton Rosati

Our Advisory Panel provided expertise and guidance during the formation of the Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo Foundation.  Consisting of thought leaders across literature, academia, civil society, and the arts, this distinguished group helped shape the Foundation’s journey from concept to reality.

Nwando Achebe

Professor, Department of History; Assoc. Dean, College of Social Science, Michigan State University

Beth Maina Ahlberg

Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, Uppsala University

N’Dri Assié-Lumumba

Professor, Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University.

Carole Boyce-Davis

Professor, Chair, Department of English, Howard University

Abena P. A. Busia

Ambassador, Professor, Departments of English and Women’s & Gender Studies, Rutgers University

Horace G. Campbell

Professor, African American Studies and Political Science, Syracuse University

Mwangi Githahu

Journalist, Writer

Wangui wa Goro

Professor, School of Languages, Culture & Linguistics, SOAS - University of London

David Johnson

Historian

Mũmbi wa Mũgo

Trustee

Besi Muhonja

Professor, Associate Vice President for Research and Scholarship, James Madison University

Livingstone Mukasa

Trustee

Willy Mutunga

Professor, Kabarak University; former Chief Justice & President of the Supreme Court, Kenya

Paul Nantulya

Trustee

Clayton Rosati

Trustee

Eunice Njeri Sahle

Professor, Director, Africa Studies Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ndirangu Wachanga

Professor, Media Studies and Information Science, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; Filmmaker

Michael O. West

Professor, African American Studies, History, and African Studies, Pennsylvania State University

Our Council of Patrons are eminent figures whose personal dedication to the vision of the Micere Githae Mugo Foundation serves as a beacon of support for its goals. These extraordinary individuals, drawn from across the cultural, academic, and philanthropic landscape, lend their voices and influence to champion our cause. They embody the Foundation’s spirit of innovation, resilience, and commitment to the Africana renaissance.

We look forward to unveiling the identities of these distinguished Patrons soon.

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