Amanda Obidike

Amanda Obidike is an accomplished non-profit leader and board member with extensive experience directing social enterprises, start-ups, and complex organizations in Africa, Europe, and MENA nations. As a driven and ambitious sustainability leader, she excels in building effective and high-functioning teams, growing revenue through strong partnerships, managing change, and streamlining community service operations.

Amanda is also responsible for managing bilateral and multilateral partners, representing organizations and policy issues in national and media outlets. She has led strategy development and execution, humanitarian responses, and served as the African Union CESASTEM Cluster for driving educator reforms, policies, and instructional pedagogy in STEM.

Her expertise has been recognized by various organizations, and she has been awarded the Vital Voices GROW Fellowship and the Obama Foundation African Leaders Program Fellowship. She is also a member of the African Union’s Youth Advisory Board and the United Nations Women's Empowerment Principles Leadership Group.