Abigail Burgesson

2023 - present

Abigail Burgesson is an Independent Development Practitioner and Philanthropy Adviser and brings over 25 years of experience as an International Development Practitioner and Women’s Rights Advocate. She has worked extensively within the non-profit sector in Ghana with organizations across Africa and internationally.

Her background includes working with the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) for 21 years in different capacities. Abigail was part of the two-team organizational leads for the Equality Fund partnership that drove the winning bid for a competitive tender process in 2019 run by Global Affairs Canada to administer a CA $300 million fund. Abigail now leverages her extensive experience for her Consultancy - Fern Resource Alternatives (Fern Consult), to support leaders and organizations at all levels and sectors.

Abigail is an alumna of the University of Ghana and Boston University’s European Program in the UK. She has completed training in International Negotiations from the Centre for Applied Studies in International Negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland.