Areas of Expertise
Economics, Public Policy, Business, Entrepreneurship
Teaching Interests
Lina is passionate about equipping the next generation of leaders with the analytical and psychological tools they need to understand the world we live in and build a better tomorrow, from sheer grit to an unyielding sense of purpose.
As Winston Churchill is often misattributed to have said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
Representative Publications
Short Story “Obroni’s Heart” Finalist with Honorable Mention in the 2017 Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
Education
London School of Economics and Political Science, dual degree with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, Masters of Public Administration, 2010-2012.
Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales, Paris, Certificate of General International Studies and International Law, 2008.
National Institute of Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Paris, Bachelor in International relations and Japanese Studies, 2009.
Classes Preparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles, General Diploma of University Studies in Engineering Science & Applied Mathematics, 2006.
Previous Appointments
Lina began her career in the international development sector, working for USAID’s West Africa Trade Hub. As a sustainability specialist, she supported the managing director in creating an independent Global Shea Alliance and increasing its membership. It is at that time that she joined her first startup, helping the Kenya-based education startup Ekitabu build relationships in the Ghanaian market. She then moved to Dubai to assist Louis Dreyfus Commodities’ regional CEO for the Middle East and Africa in his daily activities, a position that included a wide variety of tasks, from organizing regional seminars to helping compile the regional annual report to doing research with the forex team.
Professional Associations
Founder & Managing Director at CfIC