Berhanu Abegaz Molla

Professor and former Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences

Former Executive Director, African Academy of Sciences

• Contributed to the rapid growth and development of the Academy that has been witnessed in recent years
• During this time, the Academy secured recognition by the African Union and NEPAD, the technical executing agency of the Union
• The number of Fellows and in particular women fellows has increased significantly
• Assisted in articulating the three important functions of the Academy, namely, recognizing excellence; providing think-tank functions, and engaging in programmatic activities.  One of the achievements of the Academy under his leadership has been the development of partnerships with global funders and the establishment of AESA, the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa