Meet the Team

Meet the visionary leaders and dedicated staff driving the success of the Corporate Council on Africa. Our board and staff are committed to advancing U.S.-Africa business relations and ensuring our members achieve their investment and trade objectives.

Staff

Florizelle Liser
President and CEO
Asfaw Alemayehu
Program Director, East Africa Region
Biova Kabine
Senior Program Director
Carl Paschall
Senior Advisor
Ekenem Isichei
Program Director, West Africa Region
Hillary Lucas
Chief Operating Officer
Jo Melissa Gonzalez
Director, Conferences & Events
Kelly Burton
Senior Accountant
Kirti Narsai
Senior Africa Health Specialist
Laird Treiber
Senior Advisor
Morayor Essieh
Director, Health
Sauda Ahmed
Director, Business Development
Stacey Pompey
Marketing Director

Board

John Olajide
AXXESS
Jean Boulle
Jean Boulle Group
Jeffrey L. Sturchio (Chairman Emeritus)
Corporate Council on Africa
Khululiwe Mabaso
Abbott
Paul Sullivan
Acrow Bridge
Admassu Tadesse
Trade and Development Bank
Ovidiu Bujorean
ACDI VOCA/AV Ventures
William Ward
Vectrus
Robert Clay Neff Jr.
Chevron Corporation
Mima Nedelcovych
AfricaGlobal Schaffer
Philana Mugyenyi
GE Healthcare
Paul Hinks (Ex Officio)
Symbion Power
Karyn Harrington
The Coca-Cola Company
Temitope Iluyemi
Procter and Gamble
J. Hunter Farris
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Salvador Pérez Galindo
VISA, Inc.
Stephen Hayes (President Emeritus)
Corporate Council on Africa
Mohamed El Sahili
Medland Hospital
Akin Dawodu
Citi
Mohamad Darwish
IHS Tower Nigeria
Nneka Chime
CrossBoundary LLC
Emma Andrews
Pfizer Inc.
Olugbenga Agboola
Flutterwave, Inc.