Teresa Clarke
Advisory Council, Digital, Data and Design Institute at Harvard
Ms. Clarke serves on the advisory board of the Digital, Data, Design Institute at Harvard Business School - a scaled research model involving over 30 faculty at the intersection of AI & business. She is also the producer of a short documentary and the training program, What Women CEOs in Africa Need to Know about AI. Ms. Clarke was the first African-American woman promoted to managing director in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs & Co. where she oversaw corporate finance and M&A transactions in the real estate and industrials sectors. For over a decade, she has served as Chair and CEO of Africa.com LLC, a holding company with digital media assets showcasing Africa-related business and arts & culture content, including the Africa.com Business Publishers Network which reaches nearly 20 million visitors per month. She serves on the board of two Fortune 500 companies: American Tower (NYSE:AMT) a global leader in wireless communications infrastructure, and Gallagher (NYSE:AJG), a worldwide insurance brokerage active in 56 countries. Ms Clarke was one of 15 private sector leaders appointed by the White House to the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. She is Chair of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Chair of the Friends of the Legal Resources Centre of South Africa, and Chair of the Student Sponsorship Programme of South Africa. She is a member of the Africa Advisory Committee of Human Rights Watch, and is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She earned an A.B. in economics, cum laude, from Harvard College, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.