2,263
Alumni
Impact: Humphrey Fellows transform and strengthen the economic, political, social, and cultural institutional capacity of their communities and country.
Notable Alumni:
Secretary’s Award for Global Anti-Racism Champions , Rani Yan Yan, Bangladesh
Secretary's Award for Global Anti-Racism Champions, Rani Yan Yan, Bangladesh

In 2023, Distinguished Humphrey alumnu Rani Yan Yan received the Secretary's Award for Global Anti-Racism Champions from U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Rani Yan Yan is an indigenous human rights defender and women’s rights activist who has brought international attention to the plight of her community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh. As a leader from the Chakma Circle, Yan Yan actively advocates for vulnerable populations facing government-sponsored discrimination, land grabbing, violence and the adverse effects of climate change. As a direct result of Yan Yan’s activism, the international community has gained new awareness of the violence committed against indigenous peoples’ communities and minority groups in Bangladesh. Rani was a Humphrey Fellow from 2022-2023 at Duke University.
Ambassador to the U.S. from Ghana, H.E. Hajia Alima Mahama, Ghana
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, Pakistan

Economic Development
Humphrey Fellows work in multi-disciplinary fields that focus on developing solutions to challenges in economic development in their community and country, such as population growth, agriculture and industrial development, labor markets, and poverty and income distribution.
Finance and Banking
Humphrey Fellows impact their country’s financial and economic development through leadership roles in the field of finance and banking, such as managing financial institutions, developing public-private partnerships, and transnational finance.


Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
Humphrey Fellows work on an array of critical public policy and administrative topics in various disciplines across local, regional, and national levels. They address issues including regional economic and workforce development planning, domestic and foreign development policies, and financial management in public and non-profit organizations.
Technology Policy and Management
Humphrey Fellows serve as technology educators, network administrators, engineers, and urban planners. They formulate technology policy and manage scientific and technological change at local, regional, and national levels.


Human Resource Management
Humphrey Fellows serve in positions related to human resources that advance institutional change, setting personnel policies and procedures in their organizations and communities.