Godber W. Tumushabe is a lawyer, policy analyst, community organiser and social entrepreneur. He is the founding Executive Director of Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (2000- 2013) and is currently Associate Director at the Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies (GLISS), a Kampala-based regional think tank.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) and a Master of Laws Degree (LLM) from Makerere University, and a Juridical Science Master (JSM) Degree from Stanford Law School, Stanford University. He previously worked with the African Centre for Technology Studies in Kenya (1997-1999) where he directed Africa-wide projects on environmental governance. Godber is also a lecturer at Makerere University’s School of Law where he teaches international law, international and regional human rights, and environmental law and Policy. He is proprietor of Tarl Eco Farms – a full value chain coffee agri-business, and a member of the Fortune 500 Klub.