AGRA

Aggie, a Ugandan national, leading AGRA’s Communications, Innovations, External Engagement and Advocacy (CIEA) function where she champions AGRA’s positioning as the go-to partner for growing Africa’s Sustainable Food Systems and to support the institution in efforts to galvanise the sector towards the acceleration of actions essential to improve land, labor, and capital efficiency for smallholder farmers.

She holds an MBA from the University of Liverpool and an undergraduate degree in Social Sciences from Makerere University, Uganda. She is also trained in Market Systems Development. She is also an alumnus of the University of Navarra have been part of a select pioneering class of the Global CEO Program.

She describes herself as a pragmatic and results oriented leader with over 15 years’ experience in senior leadership roles across multiple private and public sector industries (Tobacco, Beverages & Multimedia) and most recently successfully transitioned to the economic development space (Aquaculture, Textile & Apparel) accomplishing remarkable growth and impact across five sectors.

Besides her corporate commitments, she is a girl-child mentor and a social enterprise enthusiast that is working tirelessly to shine a light on the women of Africa as the catalytic link to sustained economic transformation. Her board involvement with the African Network for the Care of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (ANECCA) and Doctors Choice among others have served to catalyze innovations to improve access and share emerging best practices in Africa.