LEGATUM FELLOWS 2020-2021 who we are
FELLOWS
23
61% Male 39% Female
what we study
PhD
61% SLOAN 8.5% ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING 8.5% SLOAN & ENGINEERING
22% ENGINEERING
where we impact
10
5
8
UNDERGRADUATE
3 2 18 GRADUATE
what we impact 1
Automotive
2
Education
2
Energy & Utilities
3
Financial Services
3
Agriculture
3
Healthcare
3
IT/Telecom
2
Food & Beverage
2
Transportation
1
Professional Services
1
Real Estate
Mohamed Aburawi
Christopher Keshian
Healthcare/Pharma, Libya
Agriculture, Panama
MBA, Sloan
Mohamed’s venture, Speetar, is an AI-enabled telehealth platform that links underserved patients to a global pool of cultural and languagematched medical specialists.
MBA, Sloan
Chris’s venture, Nous, offers mobile banking tools that will facilitate capital formation in developing nations, such as Panama, where many are unbanked.
Gustavo Paredes Avendano
Baheirah Khusheim
Professional Services, Mexico
Business Development, Saudi Arabia
MBA, Sloan
Gustavo’s venture, RECICLA2, offers in-building recycling and waste management services for residential buildings in Mexico City.
Hem Chaudhary
SB, Mathematics & Engineering Agriculture, Nepal
Hem’s venture, Awasar, creates an ecosystem of infrastructure that will assist farmers to capture maximum value.
MBA, Sloan
Baheirah’s venture, Hemma, is a technology platform that measures, informs and connects regional donors to channel funds in an ethical and impactful way globally.
Hyacinthe Nare MBA, Sloan
Transportation, Burkina Faso
Hyacinthe’s venture, Winniga, provides ridehailing electric mobility services for the transport of persons and goods using all-electric motorcycles in Burkina Faso.
Carl Dey
Kloe Ng
Real Estate, Ghana
Education, Cambodia
Executive MBA, Sloan
Carl’s venture, Impact-G, helps the ordinary Ghanaian family afford a decent home in their lifetime through the provision of decent and affordable housing facilities.
SM, Architecture & Planning
Kloe’s venture, Out of the Box, enables quality preschool learning to take place anywhere, especially in places without proper infrastructure.
Kritisha Jain
Gbemisola Ogunyomi
Transportation, India
Healthcare/Pharma, Nigeria
IDM, Sloan & Engineering
Kritisha’s venture, Sabal, empowers lowincome women in India economically with vocational training and employment to increase mainstream representation.
Zahra Kanji
IDM, Sloan & Engineering Food & Beverage, Nepal
Zahra’s venture, ECC Testing, develops water tests that quickly and effectively identify the presence of coliforms and E. coli.
Executive MBA, Sloan
Gbemisola’s venture, Peds MD, is an AI Triage Chatbot for pediatric healthcare that enables parents to pre-screen the non-emergent health symptoms of their children.
Quadri Oguntade MBA, Sloan
IT/Telecom, Nigeria
Quadri’s venture, Duma, provides entrepreneurs in Nigeria access to quality products at an affordable price through mobile phones.
Martin Panelati MBA, Sloan
Healthcare/Pharma, Argentina
Martin’s venture, Go-Aut, allows children to realize their maximum potential by addressing their developmental disorders early on.
Christabel Sitienei SM, Engineering
IT/Telecom, Sierra Leone
Christabel’s venture, Majji, ensures reliable water supply in Freetown, Sierra Leone by efficiently monitoring and reporting real time water levels.
Yudha Okky Pratama
Awele Uwagwu
Food & Beverage, Indonesia
Energy/Utilities, Nigeria
MBA, Sloan
Okky’s venture, Weeklie, is an online platform providing Indonesian farmers with direct access to end consumers.
SB, Chemical Engineering
Awele’s venture, Idagba, is aimed at making solar system design cheaper and more efficient while catering to designers’ specific needs.
Sarah Rifky
Ezinne Uzo-Okoro
Education, Egypt
Agriculture, Nigeria
PhD, Architecture & Planning
Sarah’s venture, Akuna Institute, delivers an alternative to higher education, re-grounding STEM thinking in the arts.
PhD, AeroAstro
Ezinne’s venture, Terraformers, allows people to grow fresh food from their backyard, while in turn boosting the local economy and increasing food security.
Luis Rodriguez
Lily Cheng Zedler
Automotive, Mexico
Financial Services, Philippines
MBA, Sloan
Luis’s venture, FlexMMex, is a manufacturing hub of electro mobility applications for the North American market.
Leandro Schlottchauer MBA, Sloan
IT/Telecom, Brazil
Leandro’s venture, Amanda, is a social commerce platform that enables Brazilians to earn income by reselling products on social networks.
Pulkit Shamshery MBA, Sloan
Energy/Utilities, Kenya
Pulkit’s venture, Illumina Africa, provides access to water, cold storage, electricity and development of rural infrastructure through solar mini grids.
MBA, Sloan
Lily’s venture, Sender, makes remittances go further by partnering with manufacturers, offering vehicles at a low cost for immigrants to buy for their families back home.
Augustine Zvinavashe PhD, Engineering
Agriculture, India
Augustine’s venture, MicroLife, develops and manufactures seed coatings laden with microbes to produce increased crop yields for farmers.
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