The people behind CanopyStride

Our team

Scientists, engineers and community leaders working across Sierra Leone, Rwanda and beyond to make restoration measurable.

Founding team

The people building CanopyStride AI day to day, from field operations in Sierra Leone to the models behind every reading.

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Alimamy Bangura
CEO & Chief Innovator
Alimamy Bangura
CEO & Chief Innovator

Social innovator and scientist leading CanopyStride AI's vision and partnerships.

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Carine Umugabekazi
AI & ML Engineer
Carine Umugabekazi
AI & ML Engineer

Builds the models and infrastructure behind CanopyStride AI's ecological readings.

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Theophilus Ben James
Data Engineer
Theophilus Ben James
Data Engineer

Technical lead for the big data systems powering our vision-language model pipeline.

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Alusine James Bangura
Field Operations Manager
Alusine James Bangura
Field Operations Manager

Leads field operations and community trust-building across restoration sites.

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Leadership team

Strategy, research and governance guidance across sustainability, energy and environmental policy.

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Jeremiah Thoronka
Leadership Team
Jeremiah Thoronka
Leadership Team

Researcher and leader in sustainability, energy and social innovation.

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Philip Anderson
Leadership Team
Philip Anderson
Leadership Team

Conservation social scientist researching forest governance in Sierra Leone.

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Advisory board

Independent scientific counsel on conservation biology and ecosystem science.

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Dr. Victor K Muposhi
Scientific & Conservation Science Advisor
Dr. Victor K Muposhi
Scientific & Conservation Science Advisor

Conservation biologist and Academic Manager at the School of Wildlife Conservation.

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