Letters to My Younger Self: Gloria Sebikari — “Take the Risk. Say the Hard Thing. Rest When You Need To.”

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda’s Corporate Affairs Manager on courage, calling, loss, leadership, and living a life aligned with purpose. In Uganda’s rapidly evolving oil and gas sector, an industry layered with complexity, scrutiny, political sensitivity, technical sophistication, and high public expectations, communication is not a function; it is a responsibility. Few professionals have carried that responsibility with as much steadiness, clarity, and grace as Gloria Sebikari, Manager of Corporate Affairs at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU). Her career has unfolded across the rise of Uganda’s petroleum industry. From the early exploration stage, the policy and regulatory foundations, the…