Pippa Tubman Armerding

Pippa Tubman Armerding holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and a Doctor of Law degree in International Law and Legal Studies from New York University School of Law.

She is a lawyer and business professional with 20 years of experience operating across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas in multi-cultural, global environments and providing sophisticated strategic and legal advice to multi-national corporations and academic institutions. Mrs. Tubman is a dedicated, innovative and results driven leader with significant experience in developing targeted solutions, implementing business strategy, conducting in-depth research and writing business case studies. She is passionate about Africa and drawn to opportunities that would benefit from her extensive legal, strategy and business experience to contribute to the development of the continent and make a difference in the lives of its people.

She is currently the Executive Director of the Harvard Business School (HBS) Africa Research Office and an Independent Director of Godrej Consumer Products Limited. Prior to joining HBS, Pippa was an independent legal and strategy consultant, engaged in projects, including those designed to empower and educate young Africans, particularly girls.

She was also previously the Legal & Corporate Affairs Director for Microsoft South Africa. While at Microsoft, she supported a wide array of commercial matters, including structuring, drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, and providing advice across a broad range of subjects including intellectual property protection, competition law, marketing, finance and applicable regulatory matters. She also previously worked as the Director, Pan-African Strategic Initiatives for the Coca Cola company South Africa where she supported the President in running Africa business through management and coordination of all his associated activities, including performance management, organizational communication, strategy, pipeline activation and interaction with key internal and external constituents.

Mrs. Tubman also practiced law under the Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP firm. As a Senior Associate in their both their Paris and New York offices, she Represented U.S. and international corporate and bank clients in cross-border securities, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance transactions and provided analysis of and advice to clients on complex and novel aspects of international corporate law, with emphasis on corporate governance developments and regulatory compliance issues.