{"id":922,"date":"2021-04-15T08:19:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T05:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomic-temporary-188248578.wpcomstaging.com\/?page_id=922"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:12:36","slug":"executive-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tridi.org\/about-tridi\/governance\/executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"922\" class=\"elementor elementor-922\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40d1f80c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40d1f80c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-382ae051\" data-id=\"382ae051\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437bb296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"437bb296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25f74e59\" data-id=\"25f74e59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-611cdbc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"611cdbc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a8879e01067f\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h6\"  > <i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\" style=\"font-size: 1.5em;vertical-align:text-top;margin-top:-4px\"><\/i> Available for Partnerships <\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options=\"{&quot;addChildTimelines&quot;:false,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;firstChild&quot;,&quot;animationTarget&quot;:&quot;.lqd-split-lines .lqd-lines .split-inner, .lqd-adv-txt-fig&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:1800,&quot;delay&quot;:180,&quot;ease&quot;:[&quot;power4.out&quot;],&quot;initValues&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;50px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;},&quot;animations&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:1,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d3ebbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"35d3ebbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;lines&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a8879e010eca\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-lines p\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"lines\"}'> Welcome to the Tropical Institute of Development Innovations (TRIDI), where we are passionately driving the commercialization of sericulture technologies and innovations in Uganda.\n\nAt TRIDI, we believe in the transformative power of innovation, technology, and community engagement. Our journey into sericulture is not just about producing silk; it is about unlocking the immense potential of this industry to empower communities, create jobs, and contribute to Uganda's industrial and economic growth.\n\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options=\"{&quot;addChildTimelines&quot;:false,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;firstChild&quot;,&quot;animationTarget&quot;:&quot;.lqd-split-lines .lqd-lines .split-inner, .lqd-adv-txt-fig&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:1800,&quot;delay&quot;:180,&quot;ease&quot;:[&quot;power4.out&quot;],&quot;initValues&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;50px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;},&quot;animations&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:1,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d421a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"9d421a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;lines&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a8879e011627\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-lines p\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"lines\"}'> \nAt TRIDI, we believe in the transformative power of innovation, technology, and community engagement. Our journey into sericulture is not just about producing silk; it is about unlocking the immense potential of this industry to empower communities, create jobs, and contribute to Uganda's industrial and economic growth.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1451e858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1451e858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options=\"{&quot;addChildTimelines&quot;:false,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;firstChild&quot;,&quot;animationTarget&quot;:&quot;.lqd-split-lines .lqd-lines .split-inner, .lqd-adv-txt-fig&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:1800,&quot;startDelay&quot;:300,&quot;delay&quot;:180,&quot;ease&quot;:[&quot;power4.out&quot;],&quot;initValues&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;50px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;},&quot;animations&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:1,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f292afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"2f292afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;lines&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a8879e011e6f\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-lines p\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"lines\"}'> Sericulture presents a unique opportunity for Uganda to participate competitively in the global silk market. With our favorable climate, fertile soils, and skilled human resource base, we have laid a strong foundation for the sustainable development of this industry. Through rigorous research, capacity building, and the adoption of next-generation technologies, we have made significant strides, including establishing sericulture stations across the country, training local farmers, and harvesting high-quality cocoons.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options=\"{&quot;addChildTimelines&quot;:false,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;firstChild&quot;,&quot;animationTarget&quot;:&quot;.lqd-split-lines .lqd-lines .split-inner, .lqd-adv-txt-fig&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:1800,&quot;startDelay&quot;:500,&quot;delay&quot;:180,&quot;ease&quot;:[&quot;power4.out&quot;],&quot;initValues&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;50px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;},&quot;animations&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:1,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1faefb1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"1faefb1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;lines&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a8879e012582\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-lines p\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"lines\"}'> Our vision is to expand this initiative to all regions of Uganda, ensuring that the benefits of sericulture are felt by communities far and wide. We are committed to working with the government, private sector, development partners, and communities to realize this vision.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30e315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a30e315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options=\"{&quot;addChildTimelines&quot;:false,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;firstChild&quot;,&quot;animationTarget&quot;:&quot;.lqd-split-lines .lqd-lines .split-inner, .lqd-adv-txt-fig&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:1800,&quot;startDelay&quot;:500,&quot;delay&quot;:180,&quot;ease&quot;:[&quot;power4.out&quot;],&quot;initValues&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;50px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;},&quot;animations&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:1,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd67f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"5bd67f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;lines&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a8879e012c60\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-lines p\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"lines\"}'> I invite you to explore the possibilities within Uganda's sericulture industry, whether as a farmer, investor, researcher, or development partner. Together, we can build a resilient, sustainable, and globally competitive sericulture sector that not only contributes to economic growth but also supports environmental conservation and rural development.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options=\"{&quot;addChildTimelines&quot;:false,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;firstChild&quot;,&quot;animationTarget&quot;:&quot;.lqd-split-lines .lqd-lines .split-inner, .lqd-adv-txt-fig&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:1800,&quot;startDelay&quot;:500,&quot;delay&quot;:180,&quot;ease&quot;:[&quot;power4.out&quot;],&quot;initValues&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;50px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;},&quot;animations&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:1,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270af92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"270af92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;lines&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a8879e013350\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-lines p\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"lines\"}'> Thank you for your interest and support.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options=\"{&quot;addChildTimelines&quot;:false,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;firstChild&quot;,&quot;animationTarget&quot;:&quot;.lqd-split-lines .lqd-lines .split-inner, .lqd-adv-txt-fig&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:1800,&quot;startDelay&quot;:500,&quot;delay&quot;:180,&quot;ease&quot;:[&quot;power4.out&quot;],&quot;initValues&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;50px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;},&quot;animations&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:1,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6897ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"6897ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;lines&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a8879e013a20\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-lines p\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"lines\"}'> Dr. Clet Wandui Masiga <p>CEO &amp; Founder, TRIDI<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options=\"{&quot;addChildTimelines&quot;:false,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;firstChild&quot;,&quot;animationTarget&quot;:&quot;:scope &gt; .elementor-widget-container&quot;,&quot;startDelay&quot;:700,&quot;ease&quot;:[&quot;power4.out&quot;],&quot;initValues&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;50px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;},&quot;animations&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:1,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfdb26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_button\" data-id=\"dbfdb26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"class=\"elementor-button btn btn-naked btn-icon-right btn-hover-reveal btn-has-label\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-text=\"c.w.masiga@gmail.com \" class=\"btn-txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tc.w.masiga@gmail.com \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available for Partnerships Welcome to the Tropical Institute of Development Innovations (TRIDI), where we are passionately driving the commercialization of sericulture technologies and innovations in Uganda. At TRIDI, we believe in the transformative power of innovation, technology, and community engagement. Our journey into sericulture is not just about producing silk; it is about unlocking the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":920,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-922","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tridi.org\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tridi.org\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tridi.org\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tridi.org\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tridi.org\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=922"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tridi.org\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23856,"href":"https:\/\/tridi.org\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/922\/revisions\/23856"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tridi.org\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tridi.org\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}