As The Republic continues to scale its journalism, technology, and global community, the right leadership is vital to our mission. Today, we are excited to reach a major milestone: introducing our Advisory Board. Here is a note from our founder and editor-in-chief, Wale Lawal, on what this team brings to our next phase:
‘Our Advisory Board is a group of distinguished individuals whose expertise and insights will help guide The Republic through its next phase of growth—including safeguarding our editorial independence and progressive core values, scaling our media platform sustainably, advancing our technology solutions (Atlas and Minim), strengthening our international presence, and expanding our reach among professionals, institutions and global audiences. They are experts, whose works have already been instrumental to The Republic’s development and we are excited to embark on this milestone journey with them.’
MEET THE BOARD
Ayisha Osori
Director at Open Society Foundations’ Ideas Workshop, where she funds heterodox ideas on democracy, a post-neoliberal world and open society in the Anthropocene. She served as Executive Director of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (2018 to 2021) and as CEO of the Nigerian Women’s Trust Fund. Her books include Love Does Not Win Elections, drawn from her own run for office in Nigeria, and her writing has appeared in the Financial Times, Al Jazeera and Aeon.
Director at Open Society Foundations’ Ideas Workshop, where she funds heterodox ideas on democracy, a post-neoliberal world and open society in the Anthropocene. She served as Executive Director of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (2018 to 2021) and as CEO of the Nigerian Women’s Trust Fund. Her books include Love Does Not Win Elections, drawn from her own run for office in Nigeria, and her writing has appeared in the Financial Times, Al Jazeera and Aeon.
Dr. Sangu Delle
Chairman and CEO of CarePoint, a tech-forward healthcare group focused on ‘building Africa’s healthcare future,’ and Founder and Executive Chairman of Golden Palm Investments Corporation, one of Africa’s leading venture capital firms. A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and 2022 Eisenhower Fellow, he sits on Harvard’s Board of Overseers and the boards of Ashesi University and Ghana International School.
Chairman and CEO of CarePoint, a tech-forward healthcare group focused on ‘building Africa’s healthcare future,’ and Founder and Executive Chairman of Golden Palm Investments Corporation, one of Africa’s leading venture capital firms. A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and 2022 Eisenhower Fellow, he sits on Harvard’s Board of Overseers and the boards of Ashesi University and Ghana International School.
Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo
Founder and Scientific Director of Technecultura, with a PhD in Computer Science from Cornell. Her research examines AI governance and safety for the Global Majority, algorithmic marginalisation and the geopolitics of AI. Time has named her among its most influential people in AI, and she advises governments, multilateral institutions, and universities.
Founder and Scientific Director of Technecultura, with a PhD in Computer Science from Cornell. Her research examines AI governance and safety for the Global Majority, algorithmic marginalisation and the geopolitics of AI. Time has named her among its most influential people in AI, and she advises governments, multilateral institutions, and universities.
Bilal Randeree
Chief Program Officer at the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), a mission-driven fund financing independent news companies where free media is under threat. He sits on MDIF’s Investment Committee and leads the programmatic direction of its investments. A Chartered Accountant with two decades of experience in finance, media, and management, he has worked at KPMG and Al Jazeera and built a digital media start-up from the ground up.
Chief Program Officer at the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), a mission-driven fund financing independent news companies where free media is under threat. He sits on MDIF’s Investment Committee and leads the programmatic direction of its investments. A Chartered Accountant with two decades of experience in finance, media, and management, he has worked at KPMG and Al Jazeera and built a digital media start-up from the ground up.
Prof. Chika Okeke-Agulu
Artist, critic and art historian, and Robert Schirmer Professor of Art and Archaeology and African American Studies at Princeton, where he directs the Africa World Initiative. Editor of Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, he served on the international jury of the 60th Venice Biennale and was Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford (2022 to 2023). He is a fellow of the British Academy.
Artist, critic and art historian, and Robert Schirmer Professor of Art and Archaeology and African American Studies at Princeton, where he directs the Africa World Initiative. Editor of Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, he served on the international jury of the 60th Venice Biennale and was Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford (2022 to 2023). He is a fellow of the British Academy.
Daniel Agbiboa
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard and Faculty Associate of the Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs. He co-chairs the Urban Conversation Series at the Mahindra Humanities Centre and serves on the Advisory Board of the Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative.
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard and Faculty Associate of the Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs. He co-chairs the Urban Conversation Series at the Mahindra Humanities Centre and serves on the Advisory Board of the Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative.
With their guidance, we look forward to deepening our work and building a stronger future for independent journalism across the continent and beyond.
