Dr Mary Goretti Nakabugo is Executive Director of Uwezo Uganda, and co-Principal Investigator of ALiVE. Previously she was Uganda Country Lead and Regional Manager of Uwezo East Africa. Her prior work experience has mainly been in higher education. She was Senior Lecturer of Higher Education Studies at University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Curriculum at Makerere University, Uganda. Her other current roles include: Chairperson of Kyambogo University and Muteesa 1 Royal University Councils. She is Vice President of Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS), and chairs its Standing Committee on Education.