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 who has held executive positions since she was 29 in a career that has spanned multiple sectors and roles, including: CEO of the Businesswomen’s Association, Head of the South African Reserve Bank Academy and Head of Leadership and Culture for the Standard Bank Group. She is a globally-respected advisor and consultant on leadership and organisational behaviour, delivering services across Africa, the UK and USA with world-renowned institutions. Niven 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.