Meet our Advisory Panel
Dr. John Masasabi Wekesa
Dr. Millicent Otieno
Dr. Monique Wasunna
Jane Achando
Jane has with over 12 years of extensive experience in corporate governance, contract management, technology transfer, and intellectual property law in the development sector across many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Over the course of her career, she has been instrumental in incorporating entities (including boards) in various countries across Africa, facilitating north-south technology transfer, negotiating contracts and grants with major investors, including the Gates Foundation, Howard Buffet Foundation, and The Rockerfeller Foundation, and making intellectual property rights applications in various jurisdictions. She holds a Master’s in Business Administration (Strategic Management) from Kenya Methodist University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law, and a Bachelor's in Law from the University of South Africa. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in Law (Corporate Law) at the University of East London.
Dr. James A. Okeno
James is a plant breeder and geneticist with a PhD from the University of Giessen, Germany, an MSc in Crop Science/Plant Breeding, and a BSc in Agriculture from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. James has applied his expertise in several leading agricultural institutions, particularly in the creation of friendly agricultural policy environments in SSA through proactive engagement at Africa Harvest, Iowa State University, Michigan State University, the Africa Union Development Agency – New Partnership for Africa’s Development/Africa Biosafety Network of Expertise (AUDA-NEPAD/ABNE), and Oxitec Company, UK; the development of agricultural products’ quality management systems (QMS) at Africa Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF); and testing and registration of environment-friendly biological fertilizers (Pivot Bio Inc. CA, USA), and new synthetic molecules/chemistries, including fungicides, insecticides, etc., (5Metis Inc., NC, USA, and Minor Use Foundation (MUF), NC, USA) for strategic growth of agriculture in the Africa region.
