About me
Ryan Ubuntu Olson has over a decade of experience in domestic and international policy advocacy related to human rights, health and gender, and sexual diversity (GSD). Olson has played several key roles throughout his life - whether serving for four years as the leader of his controversial gay straight alliance at a private Catholic university; living in East Africa developing LGBTI human rights trainings; or addressing religiously based homophobia while working for an NGO at the United Nations. In addition, Olson has served on a number of boards. Most recently, Olson was named to the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) Honor Roll.
During the past five years Olson has worked for the USAID funded Health Policy Projects managing and implementing multiple activities including the development of the global PEPFAR gender and sexual diversity sensitization training for U.S. Missions in over 36 countries as well as the creation of a policy advocacy guide for LGBTI advocates throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Olson completed his undergraduate degree from Gonzaga University and completed his master’s degree from the Clinton School of Public Service.