Innocent CHUKWUMA

Biographical record

Surname

CHUKWUMA

First Name

Innocent

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

February 6, 1966

Profession

Activist
Administrator

Schools Attended with Dates

SCHOOLS ATTENDED: University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State; University of Leicester, UK.

Educational Qualification

B.A; M.A

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

- Member, International Society for Criminology.

Present Appointment

Regional Director, Ford Foundation (West Africa), January 2013-;

Previous Appointments

- Head, Police Research Project, Civil Liberties Organization, January 1992 - June 1994;

- Director, International Advocacy Program, Civil Liberties Organization, February 1994 - December 1997;

- Acting Executive Director, Civil Liberties Organization, July 1995 - December 1996;

- Executive Director, CLEEN Foundation, January 1998 - January 2013;

- Chairperson, Transition Monitoring Group, July 2005 - June 2007;

- Visiting Lecturer, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, July 2010 - December 2010;

- Lead Consultant, Voluntary Policing Sector, DFID's Justice for All Programme (J4A) in Nigeria, April 2011- December 2012;

- Chairman/CEO, Altus Global Alliance, February 2011 - January 2013;

- Board Member, the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC);

- Board Member, African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF);

- Board Member, Open Society Global Criminal Justice Fund;

- Member, Africa Advisory Council of Human Rights Watch.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

Mr Chukwuma is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Reebok International Human Rights Award.

Other Relevant Information

EMAIL ADDRESS:

[email protected]

TWITTER:

@chukwumacleen

WEBSITE:

www.fordfoundation.org