We’re not an organization. We’re a movement.

A collective of bold leaders and visionary institutions, united by one purpose: to solve Africa’s most pressing challenges in education, leadership, and technology. We don’t just talk about change. We build it…

Our conviction:

At Lead For Africa, we don’t wait for change. We build it. One leader, one boardroom, one classroom, one community at a time. We believe Africa’s future won’t be shaped by the few, but by the many; the bold, brilliant minds ready to serve, to lead, and to reimagine what’s possible. This is not charity. It’s a movement. A bet on the untapped greatness that already exists in our people, and a commitment to unlocking it through education, service, and purpose-driven leadership. We’re not just developing leaders. We’re shaping the future of Africa.

Our History:

It started with a simple belief: Africa deserves better.Not someday. Not eventually. Now. Lead For Africa was born from a radical conviction, that the brightest young minds on the continent should not wait for change. They should lead it. In classrooms. In communities. In boardrooms. In government. What began as a bold experiment, placing exceptional young leaders in under-resourced schools in Ghana is now a continent-wide movement to reimagine leadership at every level of society. We didn’t ask permission. We listened, learned, and built, one leader, one life, one future at a time. Today, Lead For Africa stands at the intersection of talent, purpose, and urgency. Our story is just beginning, but our mission has never been clearer: to forge a new generation of African leaders who are not only ready to lead but ready to serve. This is more than history. It’s a movement. And it’s only just getting started.

Our Global Advisory Board

The future of a continent needs more than ideas. It needs leaders. The Lead For Africa Advisory Board is a collective of visionary minds, purpose-driven pioneers, and bold change makers. Together, they don’t just advise, they shape the path forward. They challenge the status quo, elevate the mission, and bring the impossible within reach.

Inge Jacobs

Kojo Mills (Chair)

Ama Bartimeus

Daniel Dotse (CEO)

Asyia Kazmi

  • Inge Jacobs sees the world not just as it is but as it should be. With a career spanning continents and causes from cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire to community justice centers in Peru Inge has spent over two decades building systems that put people and planet first. As Global Sustainable Sourcing Lead at Mars Food, she designs strategies that don’t just reduce harm they regenerate, uplift, and empower. Her experience is rooted in human rights, supply chains, and impact-driven leadership. She’s led multimillion-dollar global health programs, reshaped corporate responsibility practices, and advocated for the world’s most vulnerable always with a relentless belief in dignity, equity, and sustainability.

    Now, she brings that same clarity, conviction, and global perspective to Lead For Africa’s Advisory Board helping shape a future where Africa’s young leaders rise to transform their communities and the world. Because leadership isn't just about vision. It’s about building the systems to make it real.

  • Kojo Mills (Board Chair) has spent over three decades at the intersection of global finance, private equity, and transformational leadership, shaping billion-dollar portfolios, guiding purpose-led enterprises, and driving impact across Africa and beyond. As Chair of Ashburn Consulting, Founder of Vibranium Capital, and a trusted advisor to institutions like Georgetown University, Stanbic Investment Management, and VestedWorld, Kojo brings unmatched depth and clarity to every boardroom he enters. His work spans sectors and continents, always with a fierce commitment to excellence, equity, and innovation.

    At Lead For Africa, Kojo brings it all together. Global perspective. Local insight. Relentless drive. He’s not just advising the future of leadership on the continent, he’s helping build it.

    This is what leadership looks like.

  • Ama Bartimeus doesn’t just measure impact, she redefines it. With over a decade of experience driving global change across Shell Foundation, CARE, THET, and Crown Agents, Ama has helped shape the future of sustainability, access to energy, and health equity through the power of data, partnerships, and bold leadership. Armed with an MBA in Leadership & Sustainability and a deep belief in purpose-driven strategy, she brings clarity where others see complexity, and vision where others see challenges.

    At Lead For Africa, Ama brings it all together. Global perspective. Unmatched expertise. Unwavering commitment to Africa’s future. Because the next generation of leaders deserves more than potential. They deserve results.

  • Daniel Dotse (CEO) is a scientist by training and a systems builder by calling, a visionary leader who has dedicated his life to unlocking Africa’s potential through education, innovation, and bold leadership. With a background in biomedical engineering at Cornell University and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Daniel made a defining choice early in his career: to return to Ghana and confront one of the continent’s most urgent challenges; the crisis of opportunity and leadership. In 2014, he founded Lead For Ghana, a nationwide movement of solution-driven leaders committed to expanding educational access to all children. That work laid the foundation for the creation of Lead For Africa, a growing collective of mission-aligned individuals and organizations building a future where all Africans can learn, lead, and thrive. Daniel also serves as the Founder and Chief Executive of CapitalDoe, a social investment firm working to create 10 million meaningful jobs across the continent by 2050. He holds advisory and board roles with One Africa, the Africa Dyslexia Organisation, and formerly with Teach For All, where he helped shape the network’s Africa strategy. Now at the helm of Lead For Africa, Daniel brings together over 15 years of cross-sector experience, from science and philanthropy to policy and systems change, to lead a continent-wide movement of education, equity, and empowered leadership.

    Relentlessly curious. Deeply rooted. Unshakably committed.
    Daniel believes the future of Africa will not be outsourced, it will be built by those bold enough to stay and lead.

  • Asyia Kazmi sees what’s possible, long before the world does. With over two decades at the highest levels of global education leadership, Asyia Kazmi has transformed classrooms, advised governments, and shaped the future of learning across continents. From leading policy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to inspecting standards at Ofsted, to championing girls’ education at PwC, she’s spent a career turning insight into action, and action into impact.

    Now, she brings that bold vision to Lead For Africa’s Advisory Board. Her mission: to help unlock the continent’s most powerful resource; its people. Strategic. Relentless. Unafraid to ask, “What if?” Asyia doesn’t just join the conversation. She elevates it.