Mpanzu Bamenga is a versatile professional with experience in law, diversity and inclusivity, politics, and refugee advocacy. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Law and a Certificate in European Law on Immigration and Asylum from the Odysseus Network. He is a former D66 political candidate and council member at the municipalities of Eindhoven and Delft. Bamenga is a former Policy Officer on Diversity and Inclusivity at Leiden University and is currently serving as Coordinator and Team Manager of Regiegroep Ongedocumenteerden Amsterdam. He also co-founded and coordinated InclEADERS, which focuses on inclusion leadership in the Netherlands. Bamenga has volunteered and interned at organizations such as UNHCR, Dutch Refugee Council, and Vluchtelingen in de Knel while also being a member of several boards and commissions.