Hiroua Goare Bienvenu
Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nation Builders University
Hiroua Goare Bienvenu
Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer
Hiroua Goare Bienvenu founded Nation Builders University LLC in Washington, DC, and leads it as chief executive. He is responsible for institutional planning, governance and compliance, digital systems, and government and international partnerships. His background combines operations and program management, grant and donor coordination, workflow design, and international affairs.
He led the design and development of NBU's website and of NBU ONE, the university's integrated academic management portal, where lecturers develop and submit courses, the Registrar reviews and approves them, students complete assessments including auto-graded quizzes, and grades, progress and credential records are managed in one system. He is an Asana-certified Workflow Specialist, bilingual in English and French, and works with U.S., African and international institutions.
What he leads at NBU
- Institutional development, governance and compliance documents, including the Code of Ethics, Anti-Fraud Compliance Programme and Corporate Social Responsibility Programme.
- The 5-year Strategic Plan (2026–2031) and the Academic Catalog.
- The NBU website and the NBU ONE portal.
- A ten-year Chad–USA Business Development Center concept paper, submitted to government agencies and the U.S. Embassy.
- Supplier registration on the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM).
International engagement
- Organizer of NBU's Digital@UNGA 2026 affiliate session in New York, “Bridging Central Africa's Digital Divide” (231 participants from 43 countries reported).
- Organizer and remote panellist, NBU's Session 167 at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2026, hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- Represented NBU in ITU's United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) Working Group 8; acknowledged as a contributing individual in the 2026 guide. This is not an endorsement by ITU or the United Nations.
- Author and publisher of The Bridge, NBU's independent magazine (ISSN 3144-8135, Online).
Experience
- Volunteer Executive Assistant to the Sr. Director, Resource Mobilization, American Red Cross National Headquarters (Mar–Oct 2026).
- Emergency Communications Specialist (volunteer), Hero Care Network, American Red Cross (Dec 2024–Feb 2026).
- Founder and President, Forlamy Dreams Organization Inc., a youth-development nonprofit (since 2019).
- Peace Ambassador and Director of Diplomatic Protocol, International Human Rights Commission (2020–2025).
- International Consultant, Child Rights & Policy, African Child Policy Forum (2021–2023).
Education & credentials
- Master's Degree, International Trade & Investment Law in Africa, University of Dschang.
- Bachelor of Science, International Relations, University of Buea.
- Certificate, Data Science & Business Analytics, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, with Great Learning.
- Workflow Specialist Certificate, Asana; Office Operations Manager Certification, DC Department of Employment Services / BuildWithin.
- President's Volunteer Service Award, Gold Level (2024). Author, Bootstrapped Millionaire: Build Without Investors.
Nation Builders University is in its institutional development phase and is not currently licensed, accredited, approved or authorized to confer degrees. Personal credentials listed here belong to Mr. Bienvenu and are not NBU credentials.