Nike Jonah is a strategic development professional working across the cultural and creative industries worldwide. She is currently the co-executive director of the South Africa-based Pan-African Creative Exchange (PACE), a dynamic, multi-layered organization operating as a biennial arts market and a platform for promoting interdisciplinary arts in Africa. Nike's work continues to foster connections and innovation across global cultural and creative networks. From 2017 to 2020, Nike was a visiting research fellow at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where she developed her ongoing research on Pan-African Performance Networks. Earlier in her career, she led Arts Council England's Decibel Program (2008-2012), an initiative designed to support African, Asian, and Caribbean artists. Nike is a trustee of the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the Royal Africa Society. She also serves as an advisor to the RIGHTABOUTNOW Festival in the Netherlands and the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (CSET) in Canada.