In leading the Lady Justice Initiative, Angela draws upon her extensive experience and commitment to advancing justice and empowering women in law to build a fairer and more equitable world.

She is a proven leader, systems entrepreneur, and field-builder, at the forefront of digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and other tech and innovation in the justice and legal sectors. With more than two decades experience in building pioneering initiatives to support large scale legal and justice systems change and advance gender equality in over 30 countries, she applies her expertise in leading transformative initiatives in novel situations and a deep understanding of global legal systems and women’s empowerment to create impact. Her commitment to driving transformative change and unique expertise as a social entrepreneur, international development executive, nonprofit leader, attorney, and technical expert, enables her to navigate the intricacies of systems entrepreneurship adeptly.

She has partnered with governments, business, NGOs, universities, legal communities, social entrepreneurs, and philanthropy around the world to lead strategic initiatives from conception to implementation. She is a connector and weaver expert in building global networks and forging durable partnerships. A thought leader and advocate, she is committed to spreading knowledge and driving transformative change.

Prior to founding the Lady Justice Initiative, Angela served as an executive leader at a global nonprofit legal professional association founding its Middle East and North Africa Initiative, which collaborated with governments, civil society, legal communities, and universities in 20 countries to advance the rule of law, justice, and gender equality.