Our Team

Practitioners in policy, law, governance, communications and finance.

Adam Anthony

Adam Anthony

Executive Lead

TEITI board member and former Global Board Member of Resource Justice Network. Former Executive Director of HakiRasilimali (2022–2026) and led Open Society Foundations operations in Tanzania (2019–2022), managing a grant portfolio across Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.

Credentials · MPP, London School of Economics; Policy Design & Delivery certificate, Harvard Kennedy School; Oil, Gas & Mining Governance certificate, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford.
Patricia William

Patricia William

Legal & Natural-Resource Governance

Lawyer and advocate of the High Court, programme-management specialist and natural-resource governance practitioner focused on community engagement, gender equality, policy advocacy and responsible mining. Has led projects amplifying the voices of women in artisanal and small-scale mining.

Credentials · Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Law School of Tanzania; LLB, Moshi Cooperative University; certified in Program DPro and MEAL DPro.
Hussein Melele

Hussein Melele

Policy Expert

Chevening Scholar, Mandela Washington Fellow and Founder of Mulika Tanzania. Over a decade of leadership across East and Southern Africa; has led national SDG consultations and represented Tanzania’s youth at the UN High-Level Political Forums in New York.

Credentials · MSc Public Policy, University of Reading; MA Journalism, Innovation & Leadership, UCLan; PGDip Economic Diplomacy, CFR; BA Mass Communication, St. Augustine University of Tanzania.
Erick Assenga

Erick Assenga

Communications & Creative Lead

Strategic communications and digital-media professional with experience translating complex research and policy into accessible products. Formerly Communication Officer at Amref Health Africa Tanzania and at AfriYAN Tanzania.

Credentials · BA Gender and Development, Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy.