Decades of experience span academia, science-policy and the non-profit and international development sectors. Professor of Practice for Public-Private Sector Partnerships at McGill University’s Institute for the Study of International Development, where her research interests focus on innovation, gender and sustainable development for prosperity creation. Her teaching over the last decade has focused on facilitating leadership development.

Member of the Impact Advisory Board of the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet.
Member of Rwanda’s National Science and Technology Council.
Member of the Presidential Advisory Council for Rwandan President Paul Kagame since its inception in September 2007.
Member of the Expert Consultation Group on the Post COVID-19 Implications on Collaborative Governance of Genomics Research, Innovation, and Genetic Diversity.
Member of the African Development Bank’s Expert Global Community of Practice on COVID-19 Response Strategies in Africa.
Member of the newly created Capitals Coalition Supervisory Board.
Board member of the International Leadership Association.
Teaches and advises in Leadership programs to help equip executives in science, innovation and international development with tools that support inner and outer sustainable transformation towards global prosperity.