Elizabeth Bintliff is the CEO of JA Africa, an organization engaging in entrepreneurship education, financial literacy and workforce readiness for youth. She is a development professional with 18 years of experience working in developing countries and emerging economies. Formerly the vice-president of Africa Programs at Heifer International, Elizabeth managed a multi-million dollar portfolio in 12 sub-Saharan African countries.

Born and raised in Cameroon, Elizabeth earned a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from Kennesaw State University in Georgia, USA and a Masters in African Studies from Yale University. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Zanzibar. She started her career at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, GA.

Elizabeth holds a Master’s Certificate in Non-Profit Management from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is a graduate of Leadership Arkansas; a program of the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce.

She is a recipient of the Anzisha Prize’s first ever award for Entrepreneurship Evangelist and also “Crowning Achievers’ award by the NW Arkansas Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha. In 2010 she was selected as “40 Under 40” by the Arkansas Business Chronicle. In 2015 she was also awarded the Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Distinguished Alumni Award for Exceptional Humanitarian and Service Achievement by Kennesaw State University.