Our Senior Management Team

Executive Director

Oulie Keita

Dr Oulie Keita is an accomplished international development expert with 18 years of experience in policy, lobbying, advocacy, and campaigning. Her work has centred on issues related to the protection of the environment, sustainable development, gender integration, youth engagement, and peace and security. She holds a Master’s degree in Non-profit Management from Regis University in Denver, USA, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Maryland, USA.

Dr Keita’s expertise is built on years of experience working with a variety of organizations, including United Nations (UN) agencies, continental institutions such as the African Union (AU), and international and regional organisations. She has also collaborated extensively with civil society organizations (CSOs) and community-based organizations across Africa. Dr Keita has a track record of engaging at high-level panels, such as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the African Union Commission (AUC), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the World Economic Forum. She has also had the opportunity to have one-on-one meetings with Heads of State and Ministers.

Dr Keita has recently joined Greenpeace, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge and insights gained from nearly two decades of experience.

Fundraising Director

Bodhisattvaha Gupta

Bodhisattvaha Gupta devoted the past 15 years to the environment, working with Greenpeace. He strongly believes in environmental activism and, above all, environmental awareness for sustainable change. Bodhisattva started off as a frontline fundraiser in the streets of Kolkata, India. His work for Greenpeace India took him across the country and afforded him a decade of thorough fundraising experience. He is currently heading the fundraising operation in South Africa and is responsible for the strategy and implementation of Pan-African fundraising.

Finance Director

Gerhard Combrink

Gerhard Combrink is a South African Chartered Accountant based at the Greenpeace Africa Johannesburg Office. He has international experience managing finance, administrative and strategic planning, and development functions. His extensive experience in working for large international organisations ranges across a variety of professional settings; including corporations, government, as well as non-governmental and relief agencies.

Engagement Director

Mbong Akiy Fokwa Tsafack

Amplifying the voices of communities at the frontline of any struggle – environmental, social, legal – is a passion.

Mbong, is a passionate Pan African and Decolonisation Activist. She started her career as a television news anchor in 2004, and with more than 19 years of experience in the field of communication, is a media expert, a seasoned communications strategist, and a passionate writer, with an obsession for narratives and story. 

Mbong is a recognised Chartered Public Relations Practitioner with the Public Relations Institute of South Africa (PRISA). She holds a Masters Degree in Corporate Communication, and a Post – Graduate Honours in the same field. She also holds a Double Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Women & Gender Studies and Journalism and Mass Communication.