The Legatum Center administers a competitive Fellowship program for incoming and current MIT graduate students who pursue enterprise solutions to development challenges in low-income countries. The Fellowship provides funding and exclusive opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought-leaders and investors. The application for the 2009-2010 Legatum Fellowship will be posted online in September.
Amy Banzaert
Fellow, '08 - '09
- From: USA
- Innovation: Energy
- Focus: Haiti
- Degree: 2010 PhD Mechanical Engineering
Robin Bartling
Fellow, '08-'09
- From: Germany
- Innovation: International Trade and Branding
- Focus: Latin America
- Degree: 2009 MBA Sloan, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Derek Brine
Fellow, '08-'09
- From: USA
- Innovation: Innovation Incubator
- Focus: Kenya
- Degree: 2010 Master in City Planning, International Development Group and Master of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Craig Doescher
Fellow, '08-'09
- From: USA
- Innovation: Supply Chain linkage, Market Development and Creation
- Focus: Honduras and Southern Africa
- Degree: 2009 MBA Sloan, Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Nicola Gomez
Fellow, '08-'09
- From: United Kingdom/ Sri Lanka
- Innovation: Solar Energy Construction
- Focus: Sri Lanka
- Degree: 2009 MBA, Sloan Fellow, Innovation and Global Leadership
Murali Govindaswamy
Fellow, '08-'09
- From: India
- Innovation: Rural ICT Solutions
- Focus: India
- Degree: 2010 MBA Sloan, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
Nada Hashmi
Fellow, '08-'09
- From: Pakistan
- Innovation: Healthcare ICT Solutions
- Focus: Middle East
- Degree: 2011 PhD Sloan, Technology Innovation Entrepreneurship Program
Ravi Inukonda
Fellow, '08-'09
- From: India
- Innovation: Mobile Technologies
- Focus: India
- Degree: 2010 MBA Sloan School of Management
John Peter Nshimyimana
Fellow, '08-'09
- From: Rwanda
- Innovation: Clean Water
- Focus: Rwanda
- Degree: 2009 Master of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Natalia Maya Ortiz
Fellow, ’08-‘09
- From: Colombia
- Innovation: Agriculture ICT Solutions
- Focus: Colombia
- Degree: 2010 MS Engineering, Technology and Policy
Adnan Shahid
Fellow, '08-'09
- From: Pakistan
- Innovation: Mobile Technologies
- Focus: Pakistan
- Degree: 2008 MBA Sloan Fellow, Innovation and Global Leadership Program
Oladapo Tomori
Fellow, '08-'09
- From: Nigeria
- Innovation: Healthcare ICT Solutions
- Focus: Nigeria
- Degree: 2008 MBA Sloan Fellow, Innovation and Global Leadership Program
