Persis Merab Ashers

Persis Merab Ashers is a 25 year old entrepreneur, volunteer, and mentor with six years’ experience in providing trade, consumer, and social insights to clients in Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, USA, UAE, and India. As co-founder and director at AfriQuest Research she is currently spearheading the launch of a Pan-African Operational Research Agency with field offices in all African countries. Persis is a mentee with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, a mentor of young girls with the Akili Dada Foundation, and a volunteer Bible disseminator. Persis Merab Ashers holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations, from the United State International University in Africa. Upon completion of the Fellowship, Persis will officially launch an East African Leadership Academy for females between the age of 16 and 21 that aims to build strong leadership skills underpinned by deep values through professional, value and substance training, internships, and mentoring. Stayed in Kenya.