ANGELA P. CHRISTIANA

Inaugural Executive Director for the Calestous Juma Legacy Foundation since 2021. Angela previously served on the Advisory Council of the Foundation from 2019. She is also a founder of Grassroots for Gun Violence Prevention (G4GVP), an organization at the forefront of gun violence prevention advocacy in Massachusetts, and currently serves as the Strategic Advisor on Organizational Development. Angela was formerly the Director of Operations at African Food and Peace Foundation (AFPF), a U.S. based charitable organization providing funding and strategic resources to innovative rural development projects in Uganda. It was during her time at AFPF when she came to know Calestous Juma through his generous mentorship of the AFPF team. Angela holds a Master of Music degree in Opera Performance from Florida State University, and a BA in Music and a BSc in Cognitive Science from Northwestern University. She is currently working towards her Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School.