Hamse Warfa

Hamse Warfa is a contributing columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune focusing on global affairs, leadership, politics, and workforce development. He is the CEO of World Savvy, a global citizenship education organization. He has also held senior roles at the State Department and the Minnesota Department and Employment and Economic Development.

Hamse Warfa has been a leader in federal and state government as well as in philanthropy and the private sector. He is the CEO of World Savvy, a Minneapolis-based global citizenship education organization. Before that, he served a Biden appointee to the U.S. State Department, where he served as a senior adviser. He was previously a deputy commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. At the time, he was the highest-ranking African immigrant official in the executive branch of Minnesota state government. His second book, "The Transformational Leader: Twelve Practices for Driving Lasting Change," will be published in September. He lives in a southern suburb of the Twin Cities.