Ann Cotton

Ann Cotton, OBE, serves as a member of the Transformative Leadership Panel at the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) and has been an Advisory Group Member for the Mastercard Foundation's Collaboration for Impact since 2013. As the Founder and Chair Emerita of Camfed, Ann Cotton champions educational rights for every child in Africa through a community-based approach. Additionally, Ann Cotton is a Board Member of Girls Not Brides, an initiative working to end child marriage. Ann Cotton's early career in the UK education system included roles as a Secondary School English Teacher and as an advocate for children in care and those excluded from mainstream education, where an anti-racist teaching course was developed and taught.