Interview: Ashveena Gajeelee

The Africa Policy Journal sat down with Ashveena Gajeelee, a public policy specialist, during her time on campus as both a teaching fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and a Global Access in Action (GAiA) Fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.

In her home country of Mauritius she has worked for several governmental ministries including Agriculture, Prime Minister’s Office, and Environment. She later joined the Financial Services Commission as Head of Policy and International Affairs before working with Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries to implement international norms in their respective financial services sectors.

Ashveena holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Biochemistry at Rhodes University, a MPA from Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA), and a dual master from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (MPA) and the Graduate Institute of Geneva (International Affairs).

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Featured Photo, Photo Credit: Boston University Humphrey Fellowship Program