Lola Adedokun is executive director of the Aspen Global Innovators Group and co-chair of the Forum on Women and Girls at the Aspen Institute, where she leads a team that expands opportunities for and access to health and prosperity for people living at the world’s margins globally and domestically. Previously, she spent 14 years with the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, where she administered almost $200 million in grantmaking as both director of the African Health Initiative and of the Child Well-Being Program. Earlier, Adedokun was an executive at Boys Speak Out and an analyst at Abt Associates, among other roles. She serves on the boards of Foster America, Community Solutions, the National Employment Law Project and Integrate Health.
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