Program ManagerAlliance of Democracies Foundation
Richard Walakira is a Program Manager at the Alliance of Democracies Foundation, where he oversees the foundation’s initiatives on advancing technology for freedom and democracy. In this capacity, Richard established and now directs a democracy and technology entrepreneurship fellowship. He also leads the foundation's democracy tech hackathons in Georgia and Moldova and sits in the advisory group of Tech for Democracy, a Danish-government-led effort that strives to make technology work for, rather than against, democracy. Outside of his professional work, Richard is a political rapper. He is known as Bana Mutibwa in Uganda, where he grew up, for utilizing his music to advocate for political causes.