Nairobi Advisory Board
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Nairobi Advisory Board
This board consists of insightful business leaders advising Global Chamber® Nairobi in our efforts to support international trade and businesses in the region.
Cliff Mboya, MBA - Executive Director
Cliff is experienced in Business Development with a demonstrated history of working in the international trade and Organisational development industry. Skilled in
Negotiation, Business Planning, Analytical Skills, Communication, and Event Management. Strong business development professional with an MBA focused in Business consultancy, Creation, Developing SME and Startup, Strategic Management, Setting organisational structures, Marketing, and Related Support Sevices from the University of Chichester
Cliff is a founder of Bay Group Limited, is a consultancy and investment firm specializing in the area of, business development, enterprises start up and international developments projects and offering clients a complete range of services in the sector.
Anne Wambui Gaitha
Founder & CEO at Regal Africa Group
Anne Wambui Gaitha is a Global Trade & Investment Expert, focusing on International Trade, Investment Banking & Investment Management in Africa and with Africa. Anne is also a Wealth & Executive Coach for African Leaders and Influencers. Anne brings expertise in understanding how global wealth is created and creating value for clients to achieve their financial goals by creating generational wealth and creating prosperous organizations. Anne has over 20 years of professional experience with 17 years cumulative experience in the financial service industry and global trade. Anne is the former Executive Director of the Organization of Women in International Trade, Nairobi Chapter (OWIT Nairobi) and has also worked for a licensed fund manager and a transaction advisory firm in Nairobi. She also has financial planning experience, having established her own financial advisory firm and has international experience having consulted for various businesses in California and Syngenta China in Asia. Anne is a former banker and worked for Bank of America in California, USA for over 7 years. Anne is the Founder & C.E.O. of The Regal Africa Group. Regal Africa is a diversified financial services firm that focuses on supporting clients to “Create Wealth” especially generational wealth, by offering Advisory and Real Estate services to Businesses, Individuals, Institutions and Governments in Africa. Regal Africa is the preferred and trusted local partner for international companies looking to establish themselves in East Africa. Anne holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, Real Estate and Law and also a minor in International Business from California State University, Long Beach (U.S.A.) and a MBA in Finance from Hult International Business School, San Francisco (U.S.A.) Anne is passionate about Wealth Creation for all and Africa Economic Development.
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Cynthia Omondi
Head of Advisory at KCB Capital Ltd
Cynthia is an Investment Professional with over twelve years’ experience in Financial Services, particularly Corporate Finance Advisory. Cynthia has worked on numerous transactions and raised over USD 100m for various companies. Cynthia is currently the Head of Advisory at KCB Capital Ltd and was previously an Investment Director at Penda Health Limited after working at Genghis Capital as Head of Corporate Finance. Prior to that, Cynthia worked as an Investment Analyst at African Alliance (K) Securities. Cynthia is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Policy and Management at Strathmore University Business School. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Finance Option) as well as a CPA(K), Certified Public Accountant qualification. I’m interested in a transition to the fund-side, working with impactful investment firms to make sustainable investments in Africa.
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Dennis Keya
Country Manager, RIC Energy Group
Dennis Keya has over 17 years of experience in start-ups and working with companies on accessing new markets. As Head of Trade & Investment at the British High Commission in Nairobi, he assisted various multinationals with market access and advised senior UK government officials on policy issues. In 2014, he started operations for a renewable energy company in Kenya, DREAM EP Global Energy Kenya Ltd as General Manager and Director before moving to RIC Energy Group in 2020 where he currently serves as Country Manager and currently developing a pipeline of Solar PV and Storage for Commercial & Industrial and Mini-Grids projects.
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Elseba Asinati
Data and Analytics Expert
Elseba Asinati refers to herself as a ‘Data Wizard’ for the literal love of big data - structured data and unstructured data and the passion of translating business needs into the 3Ds of data – Data for Discovery, Data for Decision and Data for Dividend. She prides herself with a rich mathematical and statistical background in Actuarial Science with vast experience in data analytics, predictive analytics, data visualization, datasets management, performance management, budget planning, project management and process mapping. She’s a Data Science Associate with Predictive Analytics Lab where she’s training on Machine Learning and also an adjunct trainer in Statistical Computation with over 7 years of professional experience in Data Analytics in the insurance industry.
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Emmanuel Maingi
Athena Consulting
Enos Weswa
Startups Consultant at British High Commission
“People ignore designs that ignore people” I simply design! For more than 11 years, I have helped over 600 entrepreneurs turn their ideas into businesses. Getting ideas is the easy part, execution is a lot harder. Founding Mass Inspire Ltd, a design & communication company (massinspire.com) in 2007 became a starting point to practically understand the challenges. In 2011, I became a facilitator for the Creative Entrepreneurship Project after going through Training of Trainers course and Creativity and Innovation Course by British Council. I was tasked to train other facilitators on creative presentation skills. I worked with a team from the Godown Art Centre, British Council, Swedish Institute to develop a curriculum of entrepreneurship. I joined Strathmore University’s Incubation Centre (@iBizAfrica) in 2012 as a startup Consultant where I mentored, trained and coached over 350 startups in various fields through startup programs like Safaricom App Wiz Challenge, The Strathmore-Waterloo Agribusiness Challenge, The World Bank Negawatt Challenge, Standard Chartered Women in Tech, Pangea Accelerator, Safaricom Foundation Tech for Good, among others. I have worked with UK Government and British High Commission on the Go Global Africa 2019 Tech Hub Network in Kenya. Areas of coaching were Design Thinking, Pitching and Presentation, Investor Readiness
LinkedIn Profile: Enos Masinde Weswa | LinkedIn
Grace Wamahiga-Chege
Grace Muhia-Chege – Director, Seven Levers LLP
Grace Muhia-Chege is a risk management and compliance professional offering over 10 years of progressive leadership and hands-on industry experience reviewing and evaluating organizations risk, compliance, and integrity performance, reputation and expertise. She has built an in-depth career experience from two of the ‘Big Four’ firms having worked in the capacity of an inhouse risk advisor and as a consultant in the crisis management Advisory department. She is experienced in but not limited to; corporate intelligence and due diligence reviews, financial crime program audits and reviews, investigations, fraud risk management, ABAC/ AML governance, risk management, management consulting, compliance, expenditure verification and training. She has executed projects in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Rwanda and Zambia. She is Certified as a Risk Professional by the Institute of Risk Management in the UK as well as a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist. She holds various memberships to professional associations such as the Institute of Risk Management, the Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists and The Global Association of Risk Professionals. She is completing her MBA in Global Social Sustainable Enterprise and is a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business Administration from the United States International University, Nairobi Kenya. She sits in the community of TED as one of the organisers of TEDx Ridgeways and also enjoys travelling. Grace has travelled to 17 countries and a mentor at the Global Give Back Circle (a registered Clinton Global Initiative) and sits on the Board of Freely In Hope (a registered NGO in Kenya and Zambia) and was recently appointed a member of the Board of Trustees Risk & Compliance Committee of the Start Network (a registered charity in England and Wales).
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Joseph Okelo
He is the Co-Founder of Kayana Create, a community of female entrepreneurs of abundance that come together to move their businesses from ideation to start up to SME’s. Previously, he was the Director of Makini School, one of the leading private educational institutions in Kenya. He was also a senior manager of Cargill Inc. in East Africa, where he held a leadership role with responsibilities in East and South Africa. Joseph is a Board Member of a number of non - profit organizations. He is the Regional Director of the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) East Africa, a multi-country educational program to introduce students to career opportunities in Travel & Tourism.
He is an Advisory Board Member and the local Chairperson of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a grassroots movement based in Nairobi, Kenya in urban slums providing services, community advocacy platforms, and education and leadership development for women and girls.
He holds a B.A. from Universaity of Western Ontario in Canada and an M.B.A. from University of Nottingham, U.K.
Lucy Karume
Director, Jacaranda Group of Hotels Head
Lucy is a Director with the Jacaranda Group of Hotels, Kenya and a Trustee of the Njenga Karume Trust. She is also a recognized leader in the private sector having served as the Vice Chairperson of Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and currently as a director at KEPSA Foundation. KEPSA is an alliance in pursuit of an enabling business environment, engaging the government at the Executive Office and all the different organs of the government. Lucy represents KEPSA at various local and international platforms as keynote speaker in different fields Lucy is well known and highly respected in the Tourism Sector, and she has served as Chairperson of Kenya Tourism Federation. KTF is the leading voice that articulates the needs of tourism and hosts seven other private sector bodies under its umbrella. Lucy is an MBA graduate in hospitality management and has been in the tourism industry for almost 30 years, working in various tourism related companies. Lucy is a director at The Nature Conservancy. Lucy was awarded the Institute Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Community from Kenya Association of Hotel Keepers and Caterers and Institute’s Award for Outstanding Citizenship which is awarded to the student who in the opinion of the senior members of the faculty has, in their everyday dealings with others, demonstrated civility, character, strong personal commitment and a professional attitude from International Management Institute, Luzern Switzerland. Lucy has a strong passion and drive for an integrated regional tourism and a strong commitment to give voice to ‘The Boy Child's Platform. She is involved in various charitable organizations.
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Muthoni Koinange
Founder and Managing Consultant at SP Advisory
Muthoni is the Founder and Managing Consultant SP Advisory, a consultancy firm with a County and National in-depth understanding of the economic and social factors companies need to take into account when investing and operating in Kenya. Mainly focused on Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Mining and Infrastructure sectors.
She previously worked as the Corporate Affairs Officer at Africa Oil Kenya B.V. and as a Trade Development Manager at UK Trade & Investment of British High Commission, Nairobi. Recently, she was the community engagement lead for the DFID project, Kenya Extractives Progamme (K-EXPRO) and is currently consulting for Bechtel Corporation in Kenya. Having extensive experience in a variety of sectors specializing in areas of organizational development, social performance, public affairs and strategic communications. Muthoni has a broad view of the stakeholder engagement issues at the community, county and national level in Kenya. She is a member of Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), Kenya Chamber of Mines (KCM) and the Energy Council (UK).
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/
Naomi Kasi
Managing Partner at Kasi & Eve Advocates
Naomi Mue is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Commissioner of Oaths, Notary Public and a Certified Mediator. She holds a Bachelors of Law (LLB) from Moi University and currently pursuing Certified Secretaries course.
She has over 10 years of professional experience as a corporate commercial lawyer cutting across all sectors including Telecommunications, Construction, Banking & Finance and other areas of her general practice include Corporate and Commercial Law, Conveyancing, Governance & Legal compliance and Intellectual Property (IP). She previously held the position of Legal Counsel at Adrian Group and is the current Founding and Managing Partner of Kasi & Eva Advocates and a member of Law Society of Kenya (LSK).
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Rodrique Msechu
Founder at Anza Strategy
Rodrique Msechu is an experienced trade consultant having worked with Adepta, Association of French companies specialised in Agro-processing and Agricultural know how, and Business France East Africa, The French trade and Investment Agency.
He founded and currently runs Anza Strategy, a boutique trade advisory firm focusing on trade linkages for Kenyan and Tanzanian markets. Through his work at Anza Strategy He was recognised by Forbes Africa among 30 most promising Africans in 2018. His passion is fostering collaborations between dynamic businesses to spark economic transformation in Africa.
Sahra Noor
Founder & Managing Principal, Grit Partners Consulting
Sahra Noor is an award-winning healthcare executive, social entrepreneur, consultant, and certified executive coach. She is the founder and managing principal of Grit Partners Consulting. As a consultant and coach, Sahra is passionate about helping leaders and organizations transform leadership impact and achieve sustainable results. Sahra holds a BSc in Nursing from St. Catherine University and an MSc in Nursing and Health Systems Administration from the University of Minnesota. She is a member of Pan African Women in Health (PAHW) and the Young American Leaders Program (YALP) at Harvard Business School.
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Tim Kipchumba
CFO & Co-Founder of Questworks
Tim Kipchumba is CFO & Co-Founder of Questworks, an Engineering Procurement and Construction company serving clients in Kenya, Uganda, Israel, USA and Nigeria to achieve their real estate and renewable energy project goals. He holds a 1st Class Business IT degree and Master of Commerce from Strathmore University. Tim is a speaker, mentor, co-author of two teen life skills books and President of Mentorthon, a social impact organization that has impacted over 26,000 high school students in Kenya through mentorship and publishing by working with over 20 corporate partners and 300 mentors. He is a member of Certified Institute of Purchasing and Supplies IPS (UK) and Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM). Tim has been awarded several fellowships and awards including the prestigious, Future Leaders Connect, President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative and Bill and Gates Melinda Goalkeepers and British Council’s Young Future Leader. Tim currently supports fellow entrepreneurs/businesses with product/business development, international sourcing and capital raising.
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Wangeci Thuo
Africa Territory Head at Whizz Education
Ms. Wangeci, a Kenyan National, is an Education Specialist with vast experience in initiating and managing complex multinational, multi-activity education projects and programs in Africa. She is Education-Technology (EdTech) Enthusiast with sixteen (16) years’ experience in the field. She has a keen interest in the application of effective ICTs in all sectors of the economy and particularly in education where she believes it provides an opportunity to achieve equity and amplify quality. She is persuaded that ICT-supported learning, at scale, will result in a critical mass of problem solvers equipped to contextually respond to local and global challenges as well as accelerate wealth creation for nations.
She is currently the Africa Territory Head of Whizz Education, a British Education Organisation leading the frontier of the use of Artificial Intelligence in personalised-adaptive learning. Prior to joining Whizz Education, Wangeci worked with the African Virtual University (AVU) for eleven (11) years as a Manager of Education Projects in 21 African countries supported by the World Bank and the Africa Development Bank.
Wangeci holds a Masters of Education from the University of Nairobi, Kenya; and a Bachelors of Education from Egerton University, Kenya. Amongst other literally contributions, Wangeci has co-authored 2 books with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL): (i) Towards a Culture of Quality (2007); and (ii) Open Educational Resources: Innovation, Research and Practice (2013).
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