Anthony Chukwubuikem is a Microbiologist and Bioelectrochemist. He is currently the President, Global Development at RAAI and is saddled with the responsibility of overseeing the activities of RAAI fora and campuses globally. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Microbiology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and completed his Doctorate research in Synthetic Biotechnology/ Bioelectrochemistry at the Bio Pilot Plant of the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knoll Institute, Jena Germany. Anthony is passionate about making a positive social impact and believes in the potential of Africa, and her ability to overcome her current challenges. He co-founded Research Awake Africa Initiative e.V..

Oluwatosin Abdulsalam is a Microbiologist and Research Fellow of the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Australia. He works as a Research Scientist at the Friedrich Schiller University, Germany, and is a member of the faculty at the Microbiology department of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He obtained his Doctorate degree in Germany and is the Director of the Medicine, Public Health and Life Sciences forum at RAAI. His commitment to problem solving in this field has led him to co-found two start-ups addressing issues on the environment and sustainability while facilitating several intercontinental research collaborations within the Medicine, Public Health and Life Sciences forum.

Damilola Akinyemi is the Chief of Communications at RAAI. Damilola researches Peripheral Nerve regeneration as a cell Biologist, at the Fritz Lipmann Institute in Germany. He Obtained his Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Technology from the Federal University of Technology, Akure in Nigeria and a Master's degree in Molecular Life Sciences from Germany. Passionately committed to propagating the vision of sustainable development, Damilola also served as a Regional President of the Nigerian National Youth Service community.

Elsie Quansah is a Research Physicist in the field of Optics and Photonics at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Germany. Prior to this, she worked as a Physicist at the Ghana Atomic Energy Comission. Elsie obtained her Bachelor's degree in Physics from the prestigeous University of Cape coast in Ghana, and a Masters degree in Photonics from the Abbe School of Photonics in Germany. She is the Chief Projects Management officer at Research Awake Africa Initiative.