Gerry Salole

Chief Executive, European Foundation Centre

Gerry Salole is currently an independent consultant. Previously he was the Chief Executive of the European Foundation Centre (2005-2020). Gerry has worked for the Ford Foundation, The Bernard van Leer Foundation, Save the Children Federation, Redd Barna (Norwegian Save the Children), and OXFAM UK.

Gerry is the founding chair of TrustAfrica and sits on the Supervisory Board of the European Cultural Foundation, The Impact Trust, The Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, the Wits Centre for Philanthropy and Social Investment, The International Advisory Council of Afrobarometer and is the Strategic Advisor to the Africa Europe Foundation.

He holds an M.A. (Econ.) and Ph.D. from the University of Manchester, and a B.A. in Social Anthropology and African History from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies.