Lai Yahaya is a lawyer and political economist and has spent the last two decades working as a senior policy advisor to governments, development finance institutions, and major international corporations in Sub-Saharan Africa. He received his BA(Hons) and MA from Balliol College, Oxford University and MSc in Business Economics. He is Yale World Fellow, an AFLI Board member and a 2009 Archbishop Tutu Fellow.

Peter Wilson is the Co-Founder of the African Leadership Institute, an AFLI Board Member and the Director of Programmes. He runs his own Management Consulting company, PRB Consulting, advising global corporations and African governments on strategic development. He is a Rhodes Scholar.

Niven Postma is a 2007 Tutu Fellow and a globally-respected advisor and consultant on leadership and organisational behaviour, based in Johannesburg, but delivering her services across Africa, the UK and USA with world renowned institutions. Niven works as a strategy, leadership and culture consultant and facilitator for clients across the globe. She is also the author of the office politics book, If you don't do politics, politics will do you.  

Femi Johnson the Manager for the Tutu Fellowship and Calestous Juma Leadership programmes. He is a programme manager, leadership coach, and learning expert who believes innovation, technology, and strategic partnerships leveraged by entrepreneurs are the fastest way to build economic prosperity in Africa. He has spent the last decade designing global programmes for international development organisations such as the World Bank and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office.

South African-born Norman Smit is CEO of Coherent Marketing.  A former journalist and producer, he helped start up South Africa's first independent prime-time national TV news broadcast, eNews, and produced it for two years. He has worked extensively in economic and workforce development communications and been published by the US Reserve bank in this field. Clients have ranged from small businesses and nonprofits to the Canadian government. He has worked with AFLI since 2015.

Niall Gahan is a co-founder of the Institute for Sustainable Democracy in South Africa. He has co-founded several businesses in the fields of education, strategic communication and business advisory, as well as having held several executive directorship positions. He has presented lectures on finance, governance and economics, most recently as adjunct senior MBA lecturer on Global Trade at Milpark Business School in Johannesburg. He is head of SME funding at Enterpriseroom and Umthelela Social Investments.

Jolomi Akperi is a Graduate Trainee at AFLI as a Programme Assistant. She supports program implementation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic initiatives. With a background in business development and operations, she brings experience in driving growth, managing partnerships, and coordinating projects. Jolomi holds a BSc in Computer Science from Babcock University and has complemented her technical background with expertise in progect management, data analytics, and communications.

Boluwatito Hector Adesanya is a Graduate Trainee in IT and Operations Support. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, and has previous experience at Egbin Power Plc. With a strong foundation in IT operations and software development, he is passionate about leveraging technology for efficiency and innovation.