Twenty-four exceptional mid-career professionals from government, business and civil society have been selected for Eisenhower Fellowships 2019 Global Program, which will take place from March 28 to May 10. These rising leaders will embark on a six-week fellowship in the United States, engaging in a transformative exchange of knowledge and ideas with the leading minds in their fields. The spring cohort of Fellows represents 24 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and Oceania. The 2019 Global Fellows are thought leaders in education, health, entrepreneurship, biomedical research, counter-terrorism, health tech, communications and the environment.
Saidu Abdullahi, Head of Partnerships, Next Billion Users – Sub-Saharan Africa, Google, Nigeria
Mohamed Abou El-Enein, Head of Clinical Development, Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Germany
Najla Al Midfa, Chief Executive Officer, Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center – Sheraa, United Arab Emirates
Aisha Chaudhary, Head of Media Cell Punjab, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan
Carson Chen, Founder/Chief Technology Officer, iXensor, Chinese Taipei
Burak Dalgin, Managing Director, Darby Private Equity, Turkey
Jazmín Gustale Gill, Vice Minister of Inclusive Economic Growth, Ministry of Planning, Economic and Social Development, Paraguay
Collin Haba, Managing Director, The New Times, Rwanda
Júlia Iván, Interim Director, Amnesty International Hungary, Hungary
Rodrigo Lara, Senator, Senate of the Republic of Colombia
Rozella Marie Mahjhrin, Founder, True Complexion, Malaysia
Darlene Mutalemwa, Senior Lecturer, Mzumbe University, Tanzania
Sudirman Nasir, Senior Researcher, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
Khanh Nguy, Executive Director, Green Innovation and Development Centre, Vietnam
Kennedy Ochieng Mwai, Legal Officer, National Counter Terrorism Centre, Kenya
Eloy Oliveira, CEO, Instituto República, Brazil
Phoebe Phillips, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Adult Cancer Program, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of South Wales, Australia
Braimah Sulemana, Executive Director, Media Foundation for West Africa, Ghana
Andrea Tobia Zevi, Adviser to the Italian Prime Minister, Mr. Paolo Gentiloni, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Italy
Vishnu Venugopalan, Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, India
Séverine Wernert, Member of Cabinet, Commissioner Julian King, European Commission, European Commission
Kim Yin Wong, Group Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Power Limited, Singapore
Noël Zemborain, Executive Director, Junior Achievement Argentina, Argentina
Nancie Zhu, Presenter/Anchor, Phoenix Television, China