CHERAÉ LATOY ROBINSON

Entrepreneur & Bridge-Builder

 
 
 

Cheraé Robinson is an entrepreneur, DJ, and modern Pan-Africanist who is the founder and CEO of Tastemakers Africa, an experiences marketplace connecting curious travelers to local insiders in African cities. A recovering agriculture and development nerd, she spent a decade helping organizations like the CDC, WHO, CARE, and CIMMYT translate research and data into meaningful partnerships benefitting women, farmers, and public health responders in emerging economies. One of her biggest professional highlights was being apart of the founding team of the Borlaug Institute for South Asia, a public private partnership training small farmers, agronomists, and researchers on sustainable innovation in the agriculture sector across Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. To date, she has lived, worked, or traveled to nearly 50 countries.

Cheraé earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Morgan State University and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She splits her time between New York and city-hopping the African continent. When not tackling the demands of running a startup with staff in three continents, she spends her time learning every meme she can from her 10 year old son “Trace”. 

 
 
 
 

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Cheraé is an extremely gifted person. She is bright, expressive, creative and solution-oriented, and possesses a warm, magnetic personality. She is a natural leader, energetic, passionate, and caring. Her talents and abilities make her quite versatile - she is analytical and strategic while also having a keen design sensibility and appreciation for the power of media and marketing. In addition, she is able to quickly connect with people and inspire their confidence. Finally, she has a strong heart for service and is deeply compassionate. She demonstrates a tremendous level of perseverance and commitment to the causes she believes in.

/  CARRIE CONWAY  /

 
 
 

Awards & Honors

 

She Leads Africa, 1st place
2014

forbes top 10 female entrepreneurs in africa to watch
2015

UN FOUNDATION WOMAN TO WATCH
2015

CULTURE SHIFT LABS WOMAN TO WATCH
2016

WORLD TOURISM FORUM LUCERNE CATEGORY WINNER
2017

BOOKING.COM ACCELERATOR
2018

CONDE NAST TRAVELER - 44 PEOPLE CHANGING THE WAY WE TRAVEL
2019

BET BLACK STARS RISING FEATURED ENTREPRENEUR
2019

 
 
 

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Cheraé worked hard to establish and maintain relationships within the industry and demonstrated an excellent knowledge base in the agriculture and innovation sectors. Her focus on finding mutual benefit and value in public private partnerships was evident in her approach and conversations.

/  MORGANE DANILOUE  /