Robert Vitale - Advisory Board Chair

Mr. Vitale retired in 2020 from his position as Managing Director, General Counsel and Member of the Executive Committee for one of the world’s leading institutional investors in the global energy sector, with over $44 billion in capital deployed to finance energy projects worldwide. In a career that spanned 30 years, Mr. Vitale closed over 200 transactions in more than 25 countries, and chaired at various times during his career the Energy and Infrastructure Departments of three international law firms. Mr. Vitale received a B.A., magna cum laude, from Tufts University and a J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was the Associate Editor of the American Bar Association’s publication The Tax Lawyer. 

Mr Vitale and his wife, Janice are avid conservationists who travel to Africa often, and who understand the ever changing face of philanthropy as it pertains to endangered species and the need to support sustainable solutions to challenges as they arise. Mr. Vitale has supported Over and Above Africa’s vision from its formation, and we're delighted he has agreed to act as Chairman of our Advisory Board. O&AA's Advisory Board is composed of senior executives from diverse industries who share a common passion for protecting animal life and improving the well-being of neighboring indigenous communities. 

Todd Anthony

Todd is an accomplished interior designer with over 25 years of experience, providing extensive building and design services. Todd Anthony Design has completed residential projects in California, Florida, New York and Connecticut — ranging from restoring antique homes to custom building modern, waterfront living spaces.  His work has been published in multiple markets and has been recognized as a top designer in several regions of the country.

As an avid animal lover, Todd is thrilled to join the board of Over and Above Africa to support those on the frontlines fighting the poaching wars and to aid in supporting those giving their time, energy and lives to protecting endangered wildlife.  Website: toddanthonydesign.com

Vladimir Lukić

Vladimir is a Managing Director and Senior Partner at The Boston Consulting Group, and co-leads AI business (Gamma) in NAMR and is a member of the NAMR Management team.  He is focused on actively shaping client's advanced analytics, IoT, and digital agendas.

Vladimir has focuses much of his work on strategy, operations, and building client’s organizations. His work experience spans a wide range of industries, such as industrial goods, transportation and logistics, and technology. He is a co-leader of BCG’s digital agenda, and has helped found and grow BCG's advanced analytics and geoanalytics capabilities.

He was born in Kenya and has grown up with stories and experiences of the wonders of the African wildlife. Over and Above Africa has a wonderful mission of educating the world and empowering those who can make a difference in the day to day fight against commercial poaching and wildlife trafficking. Vladimir hopes that the experiences with some of the latest technologies today will be helpful in helping the team think through how to use them and deploy them against the projects in motion. 

More detailed bio can be found here: Vladimir Lukić (bcg.com)

Natasha Labovitz

Natasha Labovitz is a member and co-chair of the Business Restructuring and Workouts Group at Debevoise and Plimpton. Ms. Labovitz has extensive experience in complex corporate restructurings, representing debtors and creditors, in all aspects of the restructuring process. Ms. Labovitz has represented companies, lenders and boards of directors in connection with numerous chapter 11 cases, financings, asset dispositions and out-of-court restructurings. Ms. Labovitz also has significant experience in complex cross-border insolvencies.

Ms. Labovitz is grateful that her professional success has provided a platform to expand her reach beyond the scope of the law firm. In addition to developing a specialty in advising not-for-profit organizations and boards of directors on budget and capital management, Ms. Labovitz has focused on diversity and inclusion in the legal sector, and is a frequent speaker and advisor for diverse audiences on topics such as mentorship, entrepreneurialism, and building and developing a referral network.

Koni Brooks

From 2019-2022, Koni served as Over and Above Africa’s beloved Executive Director, Recently her company took off and she had to focus all her attention on its continued success! We are SO proud of what she has achieved.

Koni’s expertise is in management consulting and holding different global corporate leadership roles at the intersection of technology, marketing and analytics. She is passionate about data driven story telling, actionable insights and applying lean management & agile principles to the non-profit world.

Koni is a world traveler, “business nomad”, with a Hungarian heart. She studied and worked in seven cities and four countries and loves understanding cultural nuances and local perspectives. She has an MBA in Leadership & Strategy and was until most recently a global leader in marketing analytics at the Boston Consulting Group, where is worked overall for almost 15 years.

In 2020 she left her corporate career to eagerly start transferring her skills to issues and initiatives that matter to her most. Her focus areas are rhino & wildlife recovery in Africa, climate, environment & sustainability related initiatives. Inspired by Kerry David, she started her own company, Kimaya Solutions, with the goal to help non-profits harness the power of technology, data, digital marketing and beyond.

Koni lives with her daughter and true inspiration, Mia and their energetic fur daughter, Kima in Tampa, Florida