Our Board & Advisors
![Group training](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/board-hero-2.jpg)
Working toward our vision of a world free of extreme poverty, our Board of Directors and Advisory Council are integral to this goal
Our Board of Directors and Advisory Council are made up of industry leaders, innovators, and founders, who are highly respected in their fields.
Board of Directors
![Emeka Ajoku](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Emeka-Ajoku-120x120.png)
Emeka Ajoku Director of Product at Netflix
![Jamie Austin](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Jamie-Austin-120x120.jpg)
Jamie Austin Former Senior Director of Impact at Tipping Point Community
![Katie Boland](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Katie-Boland-120x120.png)
Katie Boland Co-founder of the Delta Fund
Board Chair
![Pat Brown](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Pat-Brown-120x120.png)
Pat Brown Business Trainer and Management Consultant
![Mary Dosunmu](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mary-Dosunmu-120x120.jpg)
Mary Dosunmu Associate Director, Scientific Review at Sage Therapeutics
![Jay Friedrichs](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Jay-Friedrichs-120x120.jpg)
Jay Friedrichs General Partner of the Cyprus Growth Fund
![Lisa Guerra](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lisa-Guerra-PHD-120x120.jpg)
Lisa Guerra Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund Partner
![Debbie Hall](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Debbie-Hall-120x120.jpg)
Debbie Hall Management Consultant
![Serah Kimani](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Serah-Kimani-120x120.jpg)
Serah Kimani Founder and Managing Partner of Ascend Group
![Michael Mithika](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Headshot-Michael-Mithika-website-120x120.jpg)
Michael Mithika CEO & Founder of Mizizi Partners
![Evelyn Namara](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Headshot-Evenlyn-Namara-website-120x120.jpg)
Evelyn Namara Senior Partnerships Manager and Researcher at the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership, Founder and CEO of Vouch
![Aleksandra Peters](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Aleksandra-Peters-120x120.jpg)
Aleksandra Peters Chief People Officer at Brightline
![Alexis Rwabizambuga](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Headshot-Alexis-Rwabizamguba-website-e1684528318293-120x120.jpg)
Alexis Rwabizambuga Managing Director at TestandCare Medical Technologies Ltd.
![Bruce Sewell](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bruce-Sewell-120x120.png)
Bruce Sewell Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Apple
Advisory Council
![Tralance Addy](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tralance-Addy-120x120.jpg)
Tralance Addy Founder and President, Plebys International; Former Founding Executive Director at SEED
![Brian Boland](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Brian-Boland-120x120.jpg)
Brian Boland Co-founder of the Delta Fund
![Charlie Bresler](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Charlie-Bresler-120x120.jpg)
Charlie Bresler Board Member and former Executive Director of The Life You Can Save
![Joe Dougherty](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Joe-Dougherty-120x120.png)
Joe Dougherty Partner at Dalberg Advisors
![Ermias Eshetu](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Headshot-Ermias-Eshetu-website-120x120.jpg)
Ermias Eshetu CEO of Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Ethiopia
![Jessica Jackley](https://villageenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Jessica-Jackley-120x120.jpg)