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James I Mwangi

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Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Africa Climate Ventures · Member Board of Directors at Skoll Foundation

Nairobi County, Kenya

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About

James leads strategy, transactions, and operations at ACV. He previously co-founded Dalberg Advisors and its Africa business, later serving as Dalberg's Global Managing Partner and Executive Director, and founded the Climate Action Platform for Africa. He is an early investor and board member at Koko Networks, a director of Old Mutual, and board chair of One Acre Fund, and holds an economics degree from Harvard.

Experience

  1. Africa Climate VenturesFounder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  2. Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A)Foundercurrent2022 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  3. Skoll FoundationMember Board of Directorscurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  4. Global Centre for Pluralism - Centre mondial du pluralismeBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentOttawa, Ontario, Canada
  5. Old Mutual LimitedBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentCity of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  6. One Acre FundBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  7. DalbergExecutive Director2014 — 2023City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  8. DalbergGlobal Managing Partner2010 — 2014
  9. DalbergPartner and Regional Director2007 — 2010Africa
  10. DalbergPartner2002 — 2007New York City Metropolitan Area
  11. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2000 — 2002

Colleagues at Africa Climate Ventures

Bilha Ndirangu
Venture Partner – Technical Carbon Removals / Great Carbon Valley at Africa Climate Ventures
CJ Fonzi
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Africa Climate Ventures
Divine Mutoni
Associate at Africa Climate Ventures
Doreen Rwigamba
Venture Partner – KOKO Networks Rwanda at Africa Climate Ventures
Jermaine Coelho
Associate at Africa Climate Ventures
Mohamed Cassim
Chief Investment Officer at Africa Climate Ventures
Oluwakemi Olajide
Investment Principal at Africa Climate Ventures
Scott Hosking
Principal at Africa Climate Ventures

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Who is James I Mwangi?
James leads strategy, transactions, and operations at ACV. He previously co-founded Dalberg Advisors and its Africa business, later serving as Dalberg's Global Managing Partner and Executive Director, and founded the Climate Action Platform for Africa. He is an early investor and board member at Koko Networks, a director of Old Mutual, and board chair of One Acre Fund, and holds an economics degree from Harvard.
Where does James I Mwangi work?
James I Mwangi is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Africa Climate Ventures.
Where did James I Mwangi go to school?
James I Mwangi studied at Yale University (Maurice R Greenberg World Fellows Program); Harvard University (AB, Economics); Harvard University (AB, Economics).

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