Recent Class of 2019 graduates Katharine Bodnar, Doha Tantawy, and Ike Kyei, with Tuyee Yeboah (not pictured) from the Class of 2018, are the first recipients of the GO: Africa Fellowship. (photo by Susan Young)

Recent Class of 2019 graduates Katharine Bodnar, Doha Tantawy, and Ike Kyei, with Tuyee Yeboah (not pictured) from the Class of 2018, are the first recipients of the GO: Africa Fellowship. (photo by Susan Young)

To support MBA students who want to make a difference in Africa, HBS created the Global Opportunity Fellowship: Africa (called GO: Africa, for short). It enables alumni within five years of completing their MBAs to pursue full-time jobs on the continent by supplementing their income when their total compensation is less than $100,000. The maximum award is $50,000 per year. The first four GO: Africa recipients were named in May 2019:  

• Katharine Bodnar (MBA/MPP 2019) will serve as CFO for the Africa Healthcare Network in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She worked for the Clinton Health Access Initiative in Africa before attending HBS.  
• Ike Kyei (MBA 2019) is a former business analyst at McKinsey in Lagos who grew up in Accra, Ghana. He will work as operations head at Peak Investment Capital, an SME investment platform in Accra.  
• Doha Tantawy (MBA 2019), a native of Cairo, Egypt, will work as a strategy and business development associate at Misr Radiology Center in Cairo. The chain of radiology centers offers diagnostic imaging, interventional radiology, and therapeutics.  
• Tuyee Yeboah (MBA 2018) is a native of Dallas, Texas, who grew up in Accra. He will be the chief investment and integration officer at Peak Investment Capital after completing JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s post-MBA leadership development program in Dallas.

In accepting the fellowship, Yeboah said: “While for some, returning to the continent may be an option, for me it will always be a duty. I plan to be a part of fueling the hope that currently exists, changing the narrative of a continent that has often been ridiculed, and helping Africa rise above the world’s expectations. The GO: Africa Fellowship is my bridge.”

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