Executive DirectorAfrican Entrepreneur Collective
Julienne is the co-founder and CEO of African Entrepreneur Collective, a family of business incubators and accelerators focused on supporting and investing in local entrepreneurs across Africa. Julienne is passionate about the tremendous potential that young African entrepreneurs have to transform their communities and continent. With more than 15 years of work in youth empowerment and international development, Julienne was inspired to create African Entrepreneur Collective after spending time with several young entrepreneurs in Mali who, in the midst of drought and political instability, drove economic opportunities for themselves and their communities through their entrepreneurial endeavors.
Prior to founding AEC, Julienne served as the Director of Development and Communications at College Track, a national after-school program in the US. In addition, she has held leadership and strategic consulting positions at a number of organizations including African Leadership Academy, Capital Partners for Education, and at the Yale School of Management.
Julienne holds a BA degree cum laude in African History and Government from Georgetown University and an MBA from Yale University. She, along with African Entrepreneur Collective co-founder Sara Leedom, was awarded the Echoing Green Fellowship in 2015. In her free time, Julienne is working on achieving her goal of visiting all 54 African nations by her 54th birthday. She is nearly half-way there.