Akwasi Aidoo

Dr Aidoo is a philanthropy professional, human rights and peace advocate and sociologist. He is currently a Senior Fellow at Humanity United and was the founding Executive Director of TrustAfrica – a grant-making foundation dedicated to promoting equitable development, rights, peace and democracy in Africa. His previous positions include head of the health sciences program of the International Development Research Center in West and Central Africa, head of the Ford Foundation’s offices in Senegal and Nigeria, and director of the Ford Foundation’s Special Initiative for Africa. Dr Aidoo currently serves on the boards of several international organizations, including Human Rights Watch, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at Wits University in South Africa, and the African, African American and Diaspora Studies Center at James Madison University.