Dr F F Tusubira holds a PhD (Southampton, UK), an M.Sc.E (New Brunswick, Canada), and a B.Sc. (Engineering) 1st Class Hons (Makerere University, Uganda).  He is a Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, UK, and Chartered Engineer; a Fellow, Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (which he served as President); and a Registered Engineer (Uganda). He has key competence in ICT policy and regulation reinforced by continental level and international experience in policy analysis and formulation, capacity building, and research in the same sector.  He practices at the local, regional and international level as a thinker, advocate and consultant in ICT for development.

He is now the Acting CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance and a member of the Board of the Internet Educational Equal Access Foundation.  He worked for Makerere University from 1975 – 2007, with the key distinction of being the founding Director, Directorate for ICT Support, Makerere University (2001 – 2007). As Director DICTS, he spearheaded institutional ICT policy and master plan formulation, funding mobilisation, and implementation.  Nationally, he is  a member of the National Citizenship and Immigration Board, served two terms as a Commissioner (also a founding commissioner) of the Uganda Communications Commission (1998 – 2005), and one term as a founding member of the Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority (2002 – 2005).  At the continental level, he has been the first Director of the NetTel@Africa capacity building network (ICT policy and regulation), is a member of the Research ICT Africa! team, a member of the Board of the UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking, and a member of the Advisory Panel to the Research and Education Networking Unit of the Association of African Universities.  He was a Component Lead for the Capacity Building component of the DFID/Sida funded CATIA initiative.

He was born on 29th May 1952, and is married to Dorcas, with whom they have three children: Angela S. Nakandha Tusubira, Brenda H. Namusobya Tusubira, and Yonasani E. Mpubani Tusubira.

In Rotary, he has served as a District Governor for Rotary District 9200 (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania), District Treasurer, and District Trainer.  He has carried out volunteer assignment for the The Rotary Foundation in Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria and India.  He is currently a member of the Humanitarian Grants Cadre of Technical Advisors, and also a Technical Coordinator for Education and Literacy.

Key voluntary community assignments: Chair, Uganda Society for Disabled Children; Chair, Diocesan Board of Education, Busoga Diocese; Member, Provincial Board of Education, Church of Uganda; Chair, Board of Governors, Busoga College Mwiri; Chair, Namasagali University Council; Member of the Busitema University Council.