Shanthi Annan

Shanthi Annan is Co-Founder and CEO of Africa House and Co-Founder of the Africa House Legacy Initiative. She is also Co-Founder of Africa 10 (A10), Chairperson of the A10 Foundation and an Advisory Board Member of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC).

An Oxford graduate in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Shanthi is a strategist, entrepreneur and systems thinker with experience across business, philanthropy and community development. Of Ghanaian, Nigerian, Indian and English descent, she works across cultures and sectors to build organisations, connect partners and create opportunities for the next generation. She founded Mandela Mile and served as a Founding Advisory Board Member of The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust.