About Sangu
About Sangu
ABOUT
Dr. Sangu Delle is an Entrepreneur, Investor and Author.
Sangu is CEO of CarePoint (formerly Africa Health Holdings), a tech forward healthcare system operating across the continent, focused on "building Africa's healthcare future." He is also the Founder and Chairman of Golden Palm Investments Corporation ("GPI"); an investment holding company focused on building world class technology companies in Africa. GPI has backed startups such as Andela, mPharma and Flutterwave and GPI portfolio companies have raised over $1.2 billion in venture financing.
Sangu co-founded Cleanacwa, a nonprofit which worked in underdeveloped communities in Ghana to ensure that water and sanitation, basic human rights, were provided. Cleanacwa operated from 2007 until 2022 and its projects impacted over 200,000 people across 160 communities in Ghana. In 2022, Sangu launched the Sangu Delle Foundation, a grant-making non-profit focused on education, mental health and job creation.
Sangu is a Trustee of the Peddie School, a board member of Ashesi University, a member of the Harvard Medical School Dean's Global Health and Service Advisory Council, Co-Chair of the Leadership Council of Harvard's Center for African Studies, a board member of Ghana International School and a member of Harvard University's Joint Committee on Alumni Affairs and Development. He is a member of the Selection Committee of the Rhodes Scholarship for West Africa. Sangu previously served as an Elected Director on the Board of Harvard's Alumni Association and a member of the Stakeholder Advisory panel at AXA.
Sangu graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Highest Honors) in African Studies and Economics from Harvard College, a Doctor of Law from Harvard Law School, a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Master's in International Human Rights Law from Oxford University and a PhD in African Studies and Anthropology from the University of Birmingham. He is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. Sangu is the author of Making Futures: Young Entrepreneurs in a Dynamic Africa, which was shortlisted for the Financial Times / McKinsey Bracken Bower Prize for best business book by an author under age 40.
MAKING FUTURES
Young Entrepreneurs In A Dynamic Africa
Making Futures brings together 17 young entrepreneurs from 14 countries doing incredible work across the continent. Their stories are both inspirational and aspirational; providing a template for readers who might be interested in embarking on their own entrepreneurial journey, and allowing others to see the incredible energy and work that is happening across the continent. There’s the story of David Sengeh, who has worked on combatting malaria and lack of energy in Sierra Leone before turning to custom-made prosthetics, to Farida Bedwei, co-founder of the largest microfinance banking software platform in Ghana.
These are entrepreneurs who are helping to reconfigure the narrative about Africa by simply making things for the masses of their population. They represent what is possible and what can be scaled up in different African contexts, despite the dysfunctionality witnessed across the continent. With such diversity of stories, readers have access to potential business ideas, while learning a little about the history of that country and what it takes to build a business in an emerging economy. These men and women have done it and are doing it!
Work
Work
WORK
CEO
Africa Health Holdings is an innovative company based in West Africa focused on building Africa's healthcare future.
Co-Founder
Cleanacwa is currently working to bring clean water and sanitation to over 200,000 people in 160 villages in Nandom in the Upper West Region, and Ayensuano and Suhum in the Eastern Region in Ghana
Chairman
Golden Palm Investments (GPI) is an investment holding and advisory company focused on high growth and impact industry sectors in Africa.
Elected Director
The purpose of the HAA as stated in its Constitution is to promote the welfare of Harvard University and to establish a mutually beneficial relationship between Harvard University and its alumni. The HAA helps alumni connect with the University and with fellow graduates through a wealth of Club activities, continuing education programs, online services, and alumni events around the world.
Board Member
Ashesi University is led by Founder and President, Patrick G. Awuah, Jr, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer and is accountable to the Board of Directors.
Trustee
Guided by the confidence of our motto, “We Finish Our Labors to Begin Them Anew,” Peddie School is committed to the intellectual, social, and moral growth of each of our students. In this boarding school environment we not only prepare our students for the rigors and rewards of college, but also inspire each to strive for the highest quality of citizenship.
Member, Stakeholder Advisory Panel
Present in 64 countries, AXA's 165,000 employees and distributors are committed to serving our 107 million clients. Our areas of expertise are applied to a range of products and services that are adapted to the needs of each and every client across three major business lines: property-casualty insurance, life & savings, and asset management.
The Harvard Medical Advisory Council
The Harvard Medical Advisory Council is a group of distinguished individuals and thought leaders who bring broad, real-world perspectives to the school’s unbiased research and analysis that inform decisions about health care policy.
Awards
Awards
AWARDS
Sangu has received several international accolades including 2021 World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Harvard Black Students’ Association 2020 Legacy Award, New Africa Magazine “100 Most Influential Africans of 2019,” EMY 2019 Award for Young Male Achiever of the Year, Africa CEO Forum Finalist for “Young CEO of the Year”, Africa Youth Awards “100 Most Influential Young Africans”, 2016 GOOD 100 List of “100 people who are improving the world through creativity and innovation,” three times winner of Forbes top 30 most promising entrepreneurs in Africa, Future Africa Awards 2014 “Young Person of the Year,” Euromoney’s “Africa’s Rising Stars” award. He is a TED Fellow, an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow and a GLG Social Impact Fellow. Institut Choiseul and Forbes Afrique named Sangu as one of the top “100 Economic Leaders in Africa” in 2015. PolicyMic named Sangu as one of 9 entrepreneurs in the millennial generation making a difference in 2014. In 2014, he received a Young African Committed to Excellence award by Face2Face Africa and was featured on Young CEO on Ndani TV in Nigeria. In 2005, as a high school student, Sangu was featured in TIME magazine’s Tomorrow25 as one of 25 future world leaders.
“Top 30 Most Promising Entrepreneurs in Africa in 2014″ – FORBES
"Young African Committed to Excellence (YACE) Award"
"Institut Choiseul 100 Africa 2015: Economic Leaders for Tomorrow"
“One of Africa’s Rising Star – outstanding individuals and power brokers who are changing the financial, investment and business landscape in Africa”
"Young Person Of The Year"
"2015 Social Innovation Leadership Award "
"Time/Bentley Tomorrow25 future leaders award"
“Top 30 Most Promising Entrepreneurs in Africa in 2015″ – FORBES
Finalist, Africa CEO Forum "Young CEO of the Year"
Fellowships
Fellowships
FELLOWSHIPS
Fellow
The TED Fellows program is a global network of 300 innovators and trailblazers from a spectrum of disciplines.
Eisenhower Fellowship
2015 GLG Social Impact Fellow
The Social Impact Fellowship leverages GLG’s learning platform to help top social sector professionals answer critical strategic and organizational questions, at no cost. Through the Fellowship, ambitious, innovative, and visionary nonprofit and social enterprise leaders learn in tailored interactions with experts across GLG’s membership and with each other.
Fellow
PDS Fellowships provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished individuals to achieve leadership in their chosen fields.
Class of 2014
African Leadership Network (ALN) is a membership community of the most dynamic and influential new-generation leaders in Africa.
Desmond Tutu Fellowship
As The African Leadership Institute’s flagship leadership development programme, the Tutu Leadership Fellowship Programme welcomes an elite group of Africa’s highest potential young leaders, representing a wide range of sectors.
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CONTACT
To get in touch with Sangu directly:
sangu@sdelle.com
For speaking engagements, media inquiries, appearances, or consulting:
jen@gpalminvestments.com
