TEAM
Alan Davidson - Executive Director
Alan has been with the KenSAP team since 2016. He is a lawyer by training and before KenSAP, he handled legal matters for early-stage American technology companies. He holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and a Bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Michigan.
Quiverline Ochieng - Program Manager
As a KenSAP Scholar in 2018, Quiverline earned admission to Bowdoin College with full financial aid and graduated with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Africana Studies. During her undergraduate years, she remained closely connected to the program, serving as a Summer Instructor and joining the KenSAP team as an Alumni Fellow. Now in her role as Program Manager, Quiverline brings both lived experience and leadership to guide and support the next generation of KenSAP scholars.
Miriam Atuya - Alumni Success Director USA
Miriam brings over eight years of experience in management consulting, private equity, and venture capital, having worked with organizations such as Open Capital Advisors, AlphaMundi, Amethis, and CrossBoundary. At KenSAP, Miriam supports internship and job placement efforts, drawing on her extensive industry network and commitment to mentorship. She holds a BSc in Economics and French Studies from Trinity College and is currently pursuing an MBA at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Carol Ruto - Alumni Success Director, Kenya
Ahmet Salat - Alumni Fellow ‘21
Salat is currently working with KenSAP as an Alumni Fellow for one year, before attending graduate school in 2022. He was born and raised in Wajir, Kenya. After excelling in primary school, he attended Alliance High School and joined KenSAP as a Scholar in 2016. He secured admission to Duke University on a full financial aid package as a Mastercard Foundation Scholar. Salat graduated in 2021, with a double major in Public Policy and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.
While at Duke University, he pursued several enriching opportunities including internships at the UNHCR and OHCHR in Geneva, Al Gore’s Climate Reality in DC and the Uganda Village Project. In addition, he traveled to Jordan to research the impact of displacement on the lives of Syrian, Iraqi and Palestinian refugees, and studied abroad in Morocco. In an effort to give back to his community, Salat founded KESDA, a Kenya-based NGO that has been carrying out projects in his home county to improve access to quality education and employment opportunities for the youth.