Keynote Speaker
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries
U.S. Congressman
Meet the distinguished public officials, legal practitioners, scholars, development leaders and international experts who guided the 2024 academy.
The 2024 academy brought together an international faculty to prepare fellows for leadership at the intersection of law, policy, diplomacy and development. The curriculum combined expert instruction with practical perspectives from Africa, the Caribbean and the United States.
U.S. Congressman
Head, Marcus Garvey Memorial Foundation
U.S. Congresswoman
Director General, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
Co-Director, Howard University School of Law ADR Program; Managing Partner, Woods Global Dispute Resolution
Explore the instructors and speakers by area of study.
UNHCR Protection Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Dominican Republic)
Senior Associate, O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University (U.S.)
Founder, Director and Legal Representative
Legislative Counsel and Human Rights Lawyer, U.S. House of Representatives
Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law, McGill University Faculty of Law (Canada)
Regional Principal Economic Adviser, Caribbean Country Department, Inter-American Development Bank (U.S.)
Strategy Advisor on Africa, United Nations Development Programme (Uganda)
Country Representative / Director, USAID (Jamaica)
Executive Director, Inter-American Development Bank (Trinidad and Tobago)
Trade Staff Director / Chief Trade Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives (U.S.)
Director, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law; Trade Law and Policy Expert (Barbados / St. Lucia)
International Trade Lawyer, Advisory Centre on WTO Law (South Africa)
LDC Trade Policy / Technical Advisor, CARICOM Secretariat (Barbados / St. Lucia)
Partner and International Trade Lawyer, Riley Trade Law (U.S.)
CEO, National Bankers Association (U.S.)
VP & Global Head of Government Relations, ServiceNow (U.S.)
Principal, Swan Creek Strategies (U.S.)
Chief Legal Officer, Cars.com (U.S.)
Chief Economist, United Nations Development Programme (African Region)
President & CEO, Ford Communications (Ghana)
CEO, Colorbox Cosmetics (Ghana)
Program Coordinator, Startup Bluebook Program, Certa Foundation (Rwanda)
CEO, Invest Caribbean (U.S. / Caribbean)
President & CEO, CPR—International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (U.S.)
President & CEO, BVI International Arbitration Centre (St. Lucia)
Arbitrator & Mediator (U.S.)
Mediator & Professor, Penn State University (U.S.)
Partner, Three Crowns LLP (U.S.)
CEO, EL-Values Advisory and Mirasire Energy Ltd. (Rwanda)
Dean, African Centre on Law & Ethics, Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration Law School (Ghana)
President, Women’s Bar Association (U.S.)
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law, The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus (Barbados / St. Lucia)
Meet the fellows who participated in the 2024 program or continue exploring the Garvey–Nkrumah Fellowship archive.
Meet the 2024 Fellows