Acting Head Youth Division – Youth Policy & Inclusion Portfolio, The African Union Commission
Daniel Adugna is Acting Head Youth Division – Youth Policy & Inclusion Portfolio, The African Union Commission. Previously, he served a Program Manager of the African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC), a continental youth leadership program which works with young African professionals through volunteerism and exchange across Africa. He brings over ten years’ experience in continental program management and policy development working with the African Union Commission and other International Organizations, including board program development, implementation and monitoring skills, policy development, international relations and youth development expertise combined with continental level perspectives.
Daniel holds a B.Sc. in Management Information Systems from the Munich University of Technology, Germany; a Master’s in business administration (MBA) from Lincoln University, USA (Extension, Ethiopia); and a second Master’s in Development Finance from the Frankfurt Business School.