{"id":4262,"date":"2024-01-03T11:33:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T19:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dbaprogrampage\/?p=4262"},"modified":"2024-03-13T12:30:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:30:49","slug":"phil-nsengimana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dbaprogrampage\/phil-nsengimana\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Nsengimana"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f5f5f5&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-50px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;54px|0px|20px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|40px||40px||true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; padding_tablet=&#8221;|40px||40px||true&#8221; padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Name \/ Page Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|40px||40px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|40px|20px|40px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<p>Jean Philbert Nsengimana (Phil) is an accomplished technologist, public administrator, and innovative business leader. He has served in senior roles across the public, private, and non-profit sectors, including as a Cabinet Minister in Rwanda and a Managing Director at The Commons Project. Currently, Jean Philbert serves as the Chief Digital Health Advisor at Africa Centers for Disease Control and Response (Africa CDC).<\/p>\n<p>His diverse career reflects his passion for leveraging technology and innovation to drive economic and social progress. Phil earned a Master&#8217;s in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and an MBA from the SP Jain School of Global Management in Singapore. His Harvard studies focused on digital government, leadership, and entrepreneurship, while also cross-registering at MIT in innovation and regional development.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0As Minister of Youth and ICT in Rwanda from 2011-2017, Jean Philbert spearheaded the Smart Rwanda 2020 Master Plan, establishing Rwanda as a leading ICT hub in Africa. 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