About Us

Ayotunde Paul Fasanya is the Director General of Africa Space Foundation. He is a Certified Management Specialist from the London Graduate School. He has a background in Finance, with over a decade experience in Grants Management and reporting at the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria. He has taken certificate courses in Child Development, at the University of Minnesota and Utrecht University Respectively. His passion for sustainable development, especially in Africa had made him collaborate with the 8th Nigerian National Assembly in the hopes of passing a bill for the establishment of the National Center for Child Development. He holds an MBA in Financial Management from Ladoke Akintola University and also a second Master’s Degree in Youth Development and Leadership from Clemson University, United States. He has designed various developmental projects for children in Nigeria, such as the Leaders in Training (LIT) and Discovery Camp, which led to an invitation at the World Bank Group Youth Forum 2018 upon which he became a Mandela Washington Fellow, funded by the U.S Department of State. His expertise and experience in Public Management from Arizona State University has been crucial in his role as the DG of Africa Space Foundation. He is also a Co-Founder of the Globe Takers Foundation for Child development and serves as the president of the organization. His work in child and youth development, which latches on his perspective that sustainable development remains one of his driving forces in creating safe ecosystems for livelihoods and community development in Africa. As the DG of the Africa Space Foundation, Ayotunde Fasanya’s sacrifice and commitment to space education has been dumbfounding.