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Nancy J. Walker
Public Policy Fellow;
Founding Director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Founding Director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
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Steve Walker
Senior Diplomatic Fellow, State Department;
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State

Terence McNamee
Global Fellow;
Independent
Independent

Worku Gachou
Global Fellow;
Head of North America Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Visa, Inc.; Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Head of North America Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Visa, Inc.; Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Adesoji Adelaja
Global Fellow;
John A Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
John A Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
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Olufemi Vaughan
Global Fellow;
Alfred Sargent Lee and Mary Ames Lee Professor of Black Studies, Amherst College
Alfred Sargent Lee and Mary Ames Lee Professor of Black Studies, Amherst College
Naser Yenus Nuru
Public Policy Fellow;
Assistant Professor of Economics, Adigrat University
Assistant Professor of Economics, Adigrat University

James A. Schear
Global Fellow;
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, US Department of Defense
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, US Department of Defense
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Shobana Shankar
Former Fellow;
Professor of History, Stony Brook University-State University of New York
Professor of History, Stony Brook University-State University of New York
Susanna Campbell
Fellow;
Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University
Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University