Yewagnesh Biriggwa (Yogi)

President

Yogi brings over 25 years of experience as a manager, consultant and entrepreneur in the hospitality and aviation business.

She was the South African Airways (SAA) Country Manager for Uganda for 15 years and General Manager for United Airlines for five years. She also served as a consultant for the African Union in restructuring its travel department for one year.

She owns and runs Nature’s Green Beach Resort by the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda.

She has rich board and governance experience and has served or is currently serving on the boards of the Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC), Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA), the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), Africa Tourism Board and the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce (UNCC).

She is also the Chairperson of the Uganda Aviation Academy and a Senior Advisor of the Association of Ugandan Women in Tourism (AUWOTT).

She holds a Master’s Degree in Management from the Uganda Management Institute (UMI), amongst many other qualifications.