Fortune U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership

Enas is the Positive Planet International Country Director managing the country program portfolio of EUR 5M for MSMEs Business Development, Women’ s Empowerment, Employability, Financial Inclusion, and Social Enterprise Development projects. Enas has more than 15 years working in international development. Enas worked at Planet Finance Egypt previously as a Microfinance Projects Manager; she managed the PPI FreemE project linking microloans with renewable energy and energy efficient use. She has taken the lead on different gender studies (IFC market research on Women-owned SMEs’ Access to Finance, Goldman Sachs/AUC Study on Female Entrepreneurship in Egypt: Motives, Opportunities and Barriers for success).

Before joining Positive Planet International, Enas worked for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) managing a portfolio of USD 4M emergency and relief projects. Previously, Enas worked for the Egyptian Government as a senior economist handling mainly international agreements and reform projects in close collaboration with different donor agencies (European Union, OECD, World Bank & USAID). She is also a Business Lecturer at School of Business in Misr International University (MIU).

Enas was selected to be part of the 2020 FORTUNE-U.S. Department of State Global Women’ s Mentoring Program.

Mentors: Amy Fuller, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Accenture; Cathinka Wahlstrom, Client Account Lead – North America, Accenture

Evelyn is a Ugandan tech entrepreneur who is the founder of Vouch Digital, a fintech start-up working towards simplifying the distribution and supply-chain management of goods and services across the world. Vouch’ s e-voucher / coupon-based system is used by development agencies running cash-based interventions, governments managing social programs, as well as corporate companies seeking to reward and retain customers through promotions and loyalty programs.

Among her achievements, Evelyn is an Anita Borg ABIE Change Agent Award winner – 2012; recognized for her role in empowering women and girls in technology. She also sits on the Change Agent ABIE Award selection committee as the current chair of the committee. She was a Cartier Women’ s Initiative Award finalist for Sub-Saharan Africa and was also a third-place winner in the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) awards, under the best agri-entrepreneur award category.

Evelyn was selected to be part of the 2020 FORTUNE-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Program.

Mentor: Faye Iosotaluno, Chief Strategy Officer, Match Group

Mentor: Maike Stenull, Global Head of Strategy and Business Operations for Global External Innovation, Johnson & Johnson

Olga is a founder of charity fund Tabletochki located in Kyiv, Ukraine. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla academy” and successfully completed a certification in communication at the same institution. Also, Olga attended a “Responsible Leadership” program at the Aspen Institute Kyiv and a Practicum for Directors at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo.

Olga has a proven track record of over seven years of public relations management in the corporate domain. She curated education fairs at QS Company in London and led national charitable projects at Victor Pinchuk Foundation. Her involvement in the nonprofit grew in 2011 when she became a volunteer in the oncology department of the Okhmatdyt hospital. In 2013, Olga started a charitable foundation Tabletochki and now serves as a point of contact for media, manages a CEO, communication, and fundraising specialists, and is responsible for the organization’s strategic development and partnership with donors.

Due to Olga’s dedication and commitment to charity in Ukraine, she was named one of the “TOP 100 women of power” by Focus magazine, “100 successful women” and “TOP 100 people of power» by Novoe Vremya magazine, and included in “30 by 30″ by Forbes magazine. She has a strategy of establishing a children cancer hospital with a multidisciplinary team of doctors. The hospital will receive both state and donor-funding and offer holistic treatment and rehabilitation programs. Olga is committed to increasing the number of children cancer curable cases by 90% by powering friendly medical treatment environment and granting access to modern fully-equipped facilities.

Phetogo is the founding Director of Molati Attorneys and holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from University of Pretoria, in South Africa. She is an admitted Attorney, Conveyancer and certified Insolvency Practitioner. Phetogo specializes in Conveyancing, Litigation, Insolvency, Debt Collection, Government Regulatory Affairs and Family Law. She is a member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA); the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and the South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioner Association (SARIPA). She is invested in her own community driving township based economy and localizing economic growth.

Phetogo was selected to be part of the 2020 FORTUNE-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Program.

Mentor: Candice Corby, Chief Executive Officer, Cobra Legal Solutions

Sonia is the ethics & compliance manager for Engro Corporation, Pakistan. She has over 11 years of experience working in the field of ethics and compliance with multinationals and local companies in Pakistan. In her current role she is responsible for managing the compliance program for Engro Corporation and all its subsidiaries. She has an MBA and is CCEP-I certified (certified compliance & ethics professional-international).

Sonia was selected to be part of the 2020 FORTUNE-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Program.

Mentor: Lucy Fato, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, AIG

Salma is the co-founder of IMPACT Lab, a leading start-up and innovation accelerator in Morocco that supported more than 60 start-ups and trained more than 2000 aspiring entrepreneurs. She has over eight years of experience in private equity, investment banking, and entrepreneurship. Through her work with IMPACT Lab, she is responsible for raising awareness among corporate and public institutions around innovation as well as designing start-up support programs adapted to specific contexts, partners, objectives and resources. Salma is also a founding member of the Moroccan Professional Association of Start-up Support Structures. She holds a MSc in management from the London School of Economics as well as a Bcom in Finance from McGill University.

Salma was selected to be part of the 2020 FORTUNE-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Program.

Mentor: Tara Rush, Chief Communications Officer, Audi of America

Miswaleh is a communication practitioner in Kenya with 18 years of experience in journalism and public relations. Passionate about empowering her community, Miswaleh started Kaya Nuts, a social enterprise that does value addition for cashew nuts. Kaya Nuts’ business model entails buying raw cashew nuts from women groups in her community and providing them with market and relevant knowledge regarding business and the sector at large. She is also the founder of a recently created women networking platform “Sisters in Business.” Miswaleh is an alumnus of The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs that began in Kenya last year. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in communications and public relations from Moi University, among other certificates.

Miswaleh was selected to be part of the 2020 FORTUNE-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Program.

Mentor: Sarah Kauss, Founder and Chairwoman, S’ well

Simran is co-founder of Keeros Foods Pvt Ltd, Lucknow (India). Keeros is an early stage startup of packaged super snacks, which are healthy for all and safe for diabetics. She has over 20 years of experience in wellness industry. She co-founded a weight loss center in 1999, which is now a successful chain of 6 weight loss and diet counselling centers. Her current work responsibilities include designing sales policies, sales training, research and product development and designing HR policies. Simran is a B Comm. (Bachelor of Commerce) and Company Secretary (Intermediate). Along with this she also holds a diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics.

Simran was selected to be part of the 2020 FORTUNE-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Program.

Mentor: Paulette Frank, Vice President, Global Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability, Johnson & Johnson

Gabriela is a Founding Partner at QIL+4 Abogados in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She has over twenty years of experience in the Guatemalan legal sector and is a respected legal expert in Energy, Mines, Administrative and Public Law for Infrastructure Projects Development, Business and Human Rights. Gabriela’ s current work focuses on the development, financing, acquisition and operation of energy, fuel and infrastructure projects for foreign and local companies. She holds a Master’ s Degree in Corporate and Business Law from Universidad Pontificia CatoÃÅlica in Chile and a Law Degree from Rafael Landivar University in Guatemala.

Gabriela was selected to be part of the 2020 FORTUNE-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Program.

Mentor: Jami Wintz McKeon, Chair, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

Naa has been Ghana Country Manager for the German pharmaceutical manufacturer since 2016. She was one of only two females at the time, to occupy the position of Country Manager of a multinational pharmaceutical company in Ghana. She leads her team to provide quality medicines to patients around the country. Since becoming the Country Manager, she has grown Denk Pharma’ s business in Ghana by over 150%. Prior to occupying this role, Naa Okailey worked with Pfizer where she rose to become the Key Accounts Manager for the business. She is a Pharmacist by profession and holds an EMBA from the Lancaster University Management School.

Naa was selected to be part of the 2020 FORTUNE-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Program.

Mentor: Remy Richman, Vice President, Chief Growth Officer, Keystone Market & MidAtlantic Territory, Aetna

Gifty has several years of experience in the insurance industry. Rising through the ranks with different insurance companies in Ghana, she was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Saham Life Insurance in 2016. Her current responsibilities include the continuous review of the Saham brand, culture and organizational capacity to support business growth. This includes establishing visibility for the Saham brand in Ghana and reviewing the company’ s culture and capacity to position the brand ahead of the competition. Gifty holds a Master of Philosophy in Leadership from the University of Professional Studies, Accra; and a Bachelor of Science Computer Science and Statistics from the University of Ghana, Legon. She is also a chartered insurer with the Chartered Insurance Institute of UK in good standing.

Gifty was selected to be part of the 2020 FORTUNE-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Program.

Mentor: Wendy Dowd, Chief Talent and Experience Officer, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

Inas is a regional entrepreneur who started her digital marketing agency GetSircles in 2013 in Egypt and expanded the business to the UAE and UK. Prior to that, Inas held key positions in software development corporations, where she found and developed her passion for technology. Inas has a strong experience of team and stakeholder management, as well as driving excellence across multi-disciplinary departments with a clear focus on process improvement and innovation. Inas oversees the delivery of data-driven digital media projects, investment and campaign delivery, as well as a digital strategy across the agency.

Inas is responsible for leading a fantastic team, of which 65% are female, including the financial director, operation director, and head of clients servicing. Inas is an active member in the social enterprise community and sits on the board of the Social Enterprise Academy in Egypt (SEA Egypt), where she looks after the training and mentoring of female entrepreneurs in rural areas of Egypt. Inas has her MSs in Business Information Technology from Middlesex University 2001, Frist Class Degree with Merit and is PMP certified since 2007.

Mentor: Julia Paige, Director for Social Impact, Uber