Governance

Following the Foundation’s bylaws, procedures, and policies, The Trustees ensures the management of the Foundation according to the Foundation’s bylaws, procedures, and policies. They also monitor that all roles and responsibilities of all major participants in the Foundation’s management process are met, provide legal oversight of the Foundation, and ensure sufficient financial resources are available. The Trustees have their utmost responsibility to the Membership.

The Foundation can have up to fifteen (15) Trustees voted in by the membership and twelve (12) Trustees nominated by the participating Alumni Associations. The participating Alumni Associations can each be represented by a maximum of two Trustees (called Association Trustees), with the remainder of the Trustees being nominated and voted for by the Membership per the By-Laws. Alumni Association-appointed Trustees will not have full voting rights unless they are an Alumni Member of the Foundation. The roles of the Trustees are set out in more detail in the foundation’s bylaws.

The Foundation trustees for the year 2025/26 are:

• Mr. Clarence Ademu-John
• Mr Emile Akabi-Davis (POWAA UK)
• Mr. Keith Aki-Sawyerr
• Mr. Samuel Atere-Roberts (Deputy Chairman)
• Mr. Patrick Dixon (POWAA UK)
• Ms. Rachel Dunn
• Mr. Sylvester During
• Mr. Cyril Faulkner (Treasurer)
• Dr. Malcolm Finney (POWAA CA)
• Mr. Desmond Fraser
• Dr. Adesimi Horatio Freeman
• Mr. Melbourne Garber (Chairman)
• Mr. Mariott Gilpin
• Dr. Brima Babatunde Ibrahim
• Mr Aki Jackson
• Mr. Millern Jarrett-Thorpe (POWAA GA)
• Mr Desmond Kwame Johnson
• Mr. George Egerton Johnson (Secretary)
• Dr. Raymond Johnson (POWAA CA)
• Mr. Khadiru Mahdi
• Mr Salieu Mansaray
• Mr. Reginald Samuels
• Dr. Evan Williams (POWAA GA)
• Mr Victor E Williams

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Executive Officers will implement the Trustees’ directives and management decisions. They will embody and demonstrate the Foundation’s values to the membership, the Alumni Associations, and the school. The Executive Officer’s roles are set out in the bylaws. The Executive Office is made up of, but not limited to, the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Secretary.

The Executive Officers are responsible for the Foundation’s day-to-day operations, placing all term contracts and ad-hoc contracts with external parties. The current Officers of the Executive Office are:

The Foundation tasks will be progressed and managed by committees. There are currently three Macro-committees which may be divided into Committees as the Foundation grows its membership and investment fund. A Committee will comprise a subset of the Macro-committee members. The committees will include members with relevant senior-level experience in the subject matter.

The three Macro-committees are: (1) Compliance, (2) Marketing, and (3) Allocations

The composition of the Committees is as follows: