People

Kennedy Odede

Founder & CEO

Katherine Potaski

Chief Advancement Officer

Mark Laichena

Chief Program and Strategy Officer

Joseph Amisi

General Counsel

Lucy Wairimu

Chief People and Culture Officer

Blair Miller

Dr. Oby Ezekwesili

Senior Economic Adviser, Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative and Co-Founder, Transparency International

Dr. Stigmata Tenga

Executive Director, Africa Philanthropy Network (APN)

Elizabeth Cutler

Co-Founder & Co-CEO, SoulCycle

Jeffrey Shames

Senior Strategy Advisor, Rockefeller Capital Management

Jeremy Mindich

Co-Founder Scopia Capital

Jessica Posner Odede

Co-Founder

Kennedy Odede


Founder & CEO, Shining Hope for Communities

Leslie Bluhm

Founder, Chicago Cares

Matt Sirovich

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Scopia Capital LLC

Matthew Chanoff

Co-founder, Profounder Inc. Co-founder, Flashpoint Management Company

Mimi Sternlicht

Founder of Bread Ventures, née Bread + Buzz LLC

Philippe d’Ornano 

CEO, Sisley

Richard Cunningham

Managing Director, Barclays

Richard Matikanya

Deputy Executive Director for Africa, Children's Investment Fund Foundation

Robby Walker

Director, Apple

Alyana Popat

Marketing Manager, Simba Hospitality & Advisory Council Chair, Simba Foundation

Deo Onyango

SENIOR INDUSTRY SPECIALIST, CLIMATE FINANCE, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GROUP, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC)

Dr. Ahmed Kalebi

specialist in general/anatomical pathology, and laboratory medicine

E. Njoki Kariuki

founder Tukio Africa Conference and Event Services, Karjee Industries

Eugene Mbugua

Entrepreneur and Founder of Documentary and Reality Television Limited

Eutycus Kariuki

Assistant Commissioner at the Kenya Revenue Authority

Flora Ayuma Kang’ethe

Regional Director – Applications Cloud Business Oracle East Africa

Joseph Okelo

Executive Director, Makini College

Nashon Omondi

CEO and Founder Hospitality Systems Consultants Limited.

Sylvia Mulinge

Chief Executive Officer, MTN Uganda

Timothy Okwaro

Director of Multichoice Group - East and Southern Africa Channels

Zuhura Odhiambo

Founder and CEO of New Revenue Solutions Africa

Cecily Gaita

Finance Director

Jennifer Boit

Head of Supply Chain and Operations

Amy Hutchinson

Head of Education

Caroline Sakwa

Head of Gender and Inclusion

Catherine Gathura

Head of SUN

David Ouma Otieno

Library and Youth Engagement Officer

Emma Ingaiza

Head of Health

George Okewa

Head of Community Relations

Julius Mutundu

Head of Sustainable Livelihoods

Redempta Kinyaka

Head Teacher