Efosa Guobadia ’07, ’24MBA, Receives UMass Revolutionary Spirit Award
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Kinesiology alumna Efosa Guobadia ’07, ’24MBA, received the UMass Amherst Revolutionary Spirit Award during its 2026 UMass Alumni Honors event held on October 8, 2026. The Revolutionary Spirit Award honors alumni or friends who embody the revolutionary spirit of UMass Amherst as pioneers, builders, and unconventional doers committed to the relentless pursuit of innovation and progress.
The awards are presented annually by the UMass Amherst Foundation to recognize outstanding alumni who have translated their UMass experience into professional success and meaningful service across different career stages and fields, furthering the mission and impact of the university around the globe. Learn more about this year’s recipients.
Guobadia is the CEO of Move Together, a 501(c)(3) organization on a mission to elevate communities through movement health. Move Together is leading a ten-year initiative to collaborate with community partners around the world to launch, strengthen, or sustain 100 locally rooted movement health projects. Move Together’s programs include the Clinic Development Program, Collaborative Learning Program, and Global PT Day of Service. Global PT Day of Service is a global, profession-wide initiative established through Move Together to catalyze locally led service through physical therapy and movement health. Since its inception in 2015, Global PT Day of Service has reached more than 80 countries.
He earned his BS in Kinesiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences, his Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Scranton, and his Master of Business Administration from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Guobadia is the recipient of the 2017 Distinguished Young Alumni Award from the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, the 2018 American Physical Therapy Association Social Impact Award, and the 2023 University of Scranton DPT Program Outstanding Alumni Award.
He serves as chair of the SPHHS Dean’s Advisory Board.
Read more about him here.