Patron
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, renown for his part in the struggle for freedom in apartheid, South Africa, for being a Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and for chairing the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission is the patron of AFLI. He is a remarkable leader, a global icon of moral and just leadership, and a pioneer for peace and non-violent resolution to conflict and non-racism. He is our role model and his values and philosophy lie at the heart of our organisation. See more at Patron & Legacy.
Team
A small team is responsible for creating, managing, coordinating and developing the African Leadership Institute’s programmes and alumni network, as well as conducting its daily business affairs. It is also responsible for appointing and directing Regional Representatives, the core faculty, and the strategic institutional partnerships.
Sean Lance (Co-Founder & Chairman, AFLI United Kingdom)
Previously Chairman & CEO of Chiron Corporation (US biotechnology company), and before that COO of Glaxo-Wellcome (UK based international pharmaceutical company). Now retired but, until recently on the Boards of pharmaceutical companies Crucell (Netherlands) and Interpharma (Hong Kong).
Trevor Manuel (Deputy Chairman & Chairman of SA Board)
Trevor Manuel served as a Cabinet Minister for 20 years under the first four Presidents of democratic South Africa and produced the country's first National Development Plan. He has held positions with UNCTAD, the World Bank, the G20, the AfDB, and the SADC. He currently serves on multiple boards in the private sector, and was appointed Special Envoy of the African Union for COVID-19.
Peter Wilson (Co-Founder & Co-Director of Programmes)
Founder & Director of Programmes at the African Leadership Institute; ran his own Management Consulting company, PRB Consulting, advising global corporations and African governments on strategic development; Rhodes Scholar.
Jackie Chimhanzi PhD (CEO)
Jackie is passionate about Africa's development and was a development finance strategist with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa. Prior to that, she was a strategy consultant with Deloitte South Africa and also helped set up the Deloitte Africa Desk. She was featured on Forbes 2012 20 Youngest Power Women of Africa list. Previously, she was an academic in the UK where she lectured and published her research. Her PhD focused on enhancing corporate strategy implementation effectiveness. She is a 2010 Tutu Fellow.
Judy Malan (Programme Director of the Tutu Leadership Programme)
Judy is an independent consultant who works with senior teams at large institutions and systems, helping them to align their strategic intent and improve the effectiveness of the way in which they collaborate, lead and engage their eco-system towards its realization. She also supports C-suite leaders as an executive coach. She is a 2006 Tutu Fellow and is the Programme Director of the Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship. She has been a speaker and facilitator in the programme in previous years.
Lamide Johnson (Tutu Fellowship and Calestous Juma Leadership Programme Executive )
Lamide Johnson believes that innovation, technology and strategic partnerships leveraged by entrepreneurs are the fastest way to build economic prosperity in Africa. He is a programme manager, leadership coach, and learning expert. 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.
Jessica Breda (Tutu Fellowship Programme Officer)
Jessica has a diploma in Information Technology from Ed-U in Port Elizabeth and a Bachelors of Administration from the University of Fort Hare. Her role will be to manage the administrative tasks of the Tutu Fellowship and any other programmes with which AFLI may become involved. She will be responsible for administering the Tutu Leadership Programme nomination process.
Norman Smit (Communications consultant and websites administrator)
South African-born Norman Smit is CEO of Coherent Marketing. He helped start up South Africa's 1st independent prime-time TV news broadcast, eNews, and produced it for two years. Much of his work is in economic and workforce development communications, and clients have ranged from small businesses to the Canadian government.
Directors and Trustees
The Institute’s activities are guided and monitored by a board of directors, eminent personalities in their own spheres of activity. In accordance with the rules of the UK Charity Commission, the Board includes a majority of UK Residents. In South Africa, where AFLI is registered as a not-for-profit organisation, a separate Board directs the Institute’s affairs.
United Kingdom
- Mr. Sean Lance (Co Founder & Chairman, United Kingdom).
Previously Chairman & CEO of Chiron Corporation (US biotechnology company), and before that COO of Glaxo-Wellcome (UK based international pharmaceutical company). Now retired, but until recently on the Boards of pharmaceutical companies Crucell (Netherlands) and Interpharma (Hong Kong) - Mr. John Greensmith (South African)
Previously Chief Executive of Plan International’s global operations, and before that Chief Executive BP Africa. Retired and now active in the NGO sector - Mr. Michael Stone (British & Zimbabwe)
Lawyer, until retirement was senior legal advisor for GlaxoSmithKline. Rhodes Scholar - Dr. Allen Zimbler
Semi-retired. Former Chief Integration Officer for the Investec Group and Executive Director of Investec Bank Plc
South Africa
- Mr. Trevor Manuel (Chairman, South Africa)
Chairman of Old Mutual Ltd (See other positions served)
- Mr. Sean Lance (Vice Chairman, South-Africa)
Previously Chairman & CEO of Chiron Corporation (US biotechnology company), and before that COO of Glaxo-Wellcome (UK based international pharmaceutical company). Now retired, but until recently on the Boards of pharmaceutical companies Crucell (Netherlands) and Interpharma (Hong Kong)
- Mr. Peter Wilson (South Africa)
Co-Founder & Director of Programmes of the African Leadership Institute; ran his own Management Consulting company, PRB Consulting; Rhodes Scholar. - Dr. Olugbenga Adesida (Nigeria/Cape Verde)
Economist and Strategy & Development Consultant. Currently advisor to several Ministers in the Cape Verde government, and has previously advised many of the Institutions active in Africa. - Dr. Jacqueline Chimhanzi (Zimbabwe)
AFLI CEO, Archbishop Tutu Fellow
- Ms. Swaady Martin (Non-Executive Director, Ivory Coast)
African Luxury brand YSWARA founder & CEO; also started and runs the YSWARA Foundation, and Archbishop Tutu Fellow. - Mr. Lai Yahaya (Nigeria)
Lawyer, economist and public policy adviser to the Nigerian government, and international donor agencies. Archbishop Tutu Fellow. - Dr. Caryn Solomon (South Africa/UK)
Former head of Organisation Development, Investec Group, and a core faculty member of the Tutu Fellowship Programme
Core Faculty
Aside from the people listed below, please also see other distinguished guest speakers who have assisted AFLI's leadership programmes.
Mont Fleur, South Africa
- Caryn Solomon, PhD
- Peter Wilson
- Olugbenga Adesida, PhD
- Sean P. Lance
- Dr. Nkosana Moyo
- Dr Allen Zimbler
- Judy Malan
- Rachel Adams
- Carlos Lopes
Oxford, England
- Prof. Keith Grint
- Tim Cullen, MBE
- Oliver Fischer, PhD
- Richard Olivier, Founder Olivier Mythodrama
- Peter Hanke
- Prof. John Lennox
- Stewart Morgan
- Prof. Jon Stokes
- Marshall Young, D Phil
- Prof. Eddie Obeng
