Our Team

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Eddy Gicheru Oketch - Founder and Chief Visionary Officer

Eddy has been a leading proponent of ventures that enable Africa’s poor earn sustainable basic income and rise above poverty. He is the founder and sits on the global board of Ongoza (www.ongoza.org), an organization committed to bringing an end to civil violence by enabling young people become economically independent and champions of peace in their local communities.

Eddy was recognized with the 2012 Impact Award from the Kenyan US Diaspora, the 2013 Africa Village’s Top 30 Under 30 Most Inspirational Young People on the African continent, and Salt’s 2015 top 30 under 30 most innovative and influential youth in Africa. He is involved in many economic enterprises and development initiatives, holds several board directorships, and is a member of a number of global and regional leadership networks.

Currently an Obama Fellow, Eddy is a graduate of the African Leadership Academy in South Africa. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Trinity College and a Masters in Global Affairs from Yale University .

 
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John Sankara Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer

John spent the past four years working primarily with mission-driven organizations across philanthropy, higher education, government, social services, and association sub-industries in CliftonLarsonAllen LLP’s (CLA) specialized public sector consulting practice. John focused on strategy, performance improvement, and financial analysis and management for his clients.

John serves as Board Treasurer for Impact Hub Minneapolis-Saint Paul, a social business incubator, and is also a member of the Minneapolis Hub of Global Shapers, an initiative of the World Economic Forum through which young leaders organize in 400 cities around the world with a common commitment to improving the communities that they live in. He graduated from Macalester College with a degree in Economics as a Kofi Annan Scholar and, prior to that, African Leadership Academy (Johannesburg, South Africa) with a Diploma in Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies