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Board Member
Board of DirectorsBoard Member
Board of DirectorsAnnouncement forthcomingFounding appointment — to be announced in 2026.
Governance
Board of Directors
Institutional oversight, fiduciary responsibility, and long-term strategic direction.
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Board Member
Board of DirectorsBoard Member
Board of DirectorsAnnouncement forthcomingFounding appointment — to be announced in 2026.
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Board Member
Board of DirectorsBoard Member
Board of DirectorsAnnouncement forthcomingFounding appointment — to be announced in 2026.
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Board Member
Board of DirectorsBoard Member
Board of DirectorsAnnouncement forthcomingFounding appointment — to be announced in 2026.
Management
Executive Leadership
The Operational Team — day-to-day management, programs, partnerships, communications, and sustainability.
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Team Member
Executive LeadershipTeam Member
Executive LeadershipKigali HQFounding appointment — to be announced in 2026.
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Team Member
Executive LeadershipTeam Member
Executive LeadershipKigali HQFounding appointment — to be announced in 2026.
03
Team Member
Executive LeadershipTeam Member
Executive LeadershipKigali HQFounding appointment — to be announced in 2026.
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Team Member
Executive LeadershipTeam Member
Executive LeadershipKigali HQFounding appointment — to be announced in 2026.
Division Chiefs for the six core domains are appointed as domains activate — see Governance.
Counsel
International Advisory Board
A distinguished body being convened across the Global South and beyond — invitations are underway; members are announced as they accept.
Composition
University & academic leadership
Presidents and secretaries-general of regional university associations across Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean, Asia-Pacific, and the Arab world — and leading rectors and scholars.
Composition
Former ministers, diplomats & public leaders
Senior figures from foreign affairs, economy, and education portfolios — with deep South–South cooperation experience.
Composition
Entrepreneurs, philanthropists & cultural figures
Prominent builders and public voices who extend the platform's reach across business, philanthropy, sport, and culture.
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Announced progressively. The founding IAB cohort is confirmed member by member through 2026–27. Profiles, photographs, and countries will appear here as each appointment is public.
The hubs
Regional Leadership
Each hub is led by a Regional Coordinator — strategy, partnerships, programming, and institutional development in their region.
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Kigali Headquarters
Head of HeadquartersKigali Headquarters
Head of HeadquartersRwanda · East AfricaInstitutional home, global strategy, and coordination across all hubs.
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Addis Ababa Hub
Regional CoordinatorAddis Ababa Hub
Regional CoordinatorEthiopia · East & Horn of AfricaContinental institutions and the African Union ecosystem.
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Dakar Hub
Regional CoordinatorDakar Hub
Regional CoordinatorSenegal · Francophone West AfricaResearch, culture, and Atlantic partnerships.
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Accra Hub
Regional CoordinatorAccra Hub
Regional CoordinatorGhana · Anglophone West AfricaEnterprise, innovation ecosystems, and diaspora engagement.
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São Paulo Hub
Regional CoordinatorSão Paulo Hub
Regional CoordinatorBrazil · Latin AmericaGCUB cooperation and the 2028 Convening.
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Martinique Hub
Regional CoordinatorMartinique Hub
Regional CoordinatorThe CaribbeanIsland universities, cultural production, and climate resilience.
The wider bench
Experts & Fellows
Researchers, specialists, and fellows across the four pillars and every region — in a searchable, filterable directory that scales as the network grows.
Directory filters
Fellowship cohorts join from 2027 — apply here.
Voices
Distinguished Contributors
Writers, thinkers, public figures, and innovators who contribute to GPS platforms — GPS Outlook, SouthPlus, dialogues, and convenings.
Editorial
Writers & essayists
Contributing to GPS Outlook and SouthPlus — the South narrating itself. First contributor profiles appear with the 2027 launch issues.
Public thought
Thinkers & public figures
Keynotes, dialogues, and multimedia conversations across the convening calendar.
Practice
Innovators & artists
Creative production, exhibitions, and cultural programming — memory and imagination as infrastructure.
Next generation
Young Leaders
Emerging leaders across the network. Individual profiles arrive with the first cohort in 2027 — the pathway is open now.
The cohort
Selected across the network
An annual cohort of students, early-career researchers, founders, and organizers, nominated by hub and university partners across all six regions.
What they get
Responsibility, not observation
Mentorship from senior figures and the diaspora, a platform at the convenings, and real roles inside GPS programs.