Kole Shettima is the Director of the MacArthur Foundation in Abuja. He has made grants in the areas of Population and Reproductive Health, Human Rights and International Justice, Higher Education, Girls Secondary Education, and, most recently, in accountability and anti-corruption, where he supported media and journalism. He studied Political Science at the University of Maiduguri, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the University of Toronto.