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John Icharia

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Program Lead Jasiri Growth Accelerator at Jasiri

Nairobi County, Kenya

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About

John Icharia is Program Lead for Eastern Africa at the Jasiri Growth Accelerator under Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies. He holds a Master's degree in Global Strategy & Innovation Management and has completed advanced training in business valuation, financial modeling, and design thinking. Over seven years in the entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem, he has supported more than 100 ventures through Pan-African programs in East and Southern Africa, with experience in program design, partner engagement, and ecosystem development.

Experience

  1. Allan & Gill Gray PhilanthropiesProgram Lead East Africa - Jasiri Growth Acceleratorcurrent2024 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  2. GP Consulting KECo-Founder2019 — 2024Nairobi County, Kenya
  3. African Impact InitiativeProgram Manager - African Impact Challenge: East & South Africa2023 — 2024Nairobi County, Kenya
  4. African Impact InitiativeProgram Manager - African Impact Challenge: East Africa2022 — 2023Nairobi County, Kenya
  5. African Impact InitiativeProgram Manager - African Impact Challenge: Kenya2021 — 2022Nairobi, Kenya
  6. Mideva LabsConsulting Projects Design Lead2021 — 2022
  7. Mideva LabsInnovation & Programs Consultant - Africa YES Project2020 — 2021
  8. Leeds University Business SchoolGlobal Strategy & Innovation Student Programs Coordinator2018 — 2019Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Autodesk Inventor4Microsoft Excel3AutoCAD Mechanical3Microsoft Office3Python (Programming Language)Operations ManagementTransaction Advisory ServicesProgram ManagementBusiness CoachingProfessional MentoringCoaching & MentoringPeer Mentoring
+12 moreBusiness ConsultingManagement ConsultingSocial EntrepreneurshipStart-ups ManagementCapacity BuildingStart-up VenturesEarly-stage StartupsImpact InvestingProject ManagementMechanical EngineeringInnovation ManagementData Analysis

Languages English · Kiswahili

  • Running an Effective Mentoring Program — The Human Edge
  • Business Valuation Modeling — Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
  • Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner — IBM
  • Registered Graduate Engineer — Engineers Registration Board, Kenya
  • Autodesk Inventor — The Centre for Innovative Technology - Citech
  • AutoCAD — The Centre for Innovative Technology - Citech

From John's professional profile.

Colleagues at Jasiri

Aline Kabanda
Regional Director at Jasiri
Allan Kimaina
Data Scientist at Jasiri
Amani Eric
Mid Level Software Developer at Jasiri
Aneth Batamuliza
Entrepreneurship Community Manager at Jasiri
Anthony Farr
CEO at Jasiri
Dr. Roselyn Marandu-Kareithi
Country Lead at Jasiri
Elizabeth Jahncke
Product Owner at Jasiri
Florentine Dusabeyezu
Junior Software Developer at Jasiri

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Icharia?
John Icharia is Program Lead for Eastern Africa at the Jasiri Growth Accelerator under Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies. He holds a Master's degree in Global Strategy & Innovation Management and has completed advanced training in business valuation, financial modeling, and design thinking. Over seven years in the entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem, he has supported more than 100 ventures through Pan-African programs in East and Southern Africa, with experience in program design, partner engagement, and ecosystem development.
Where does John Icharia work?
John Icharia is Program Lead Jasiri Growth Accelerator at Jasiri.
Where did John Icharia go to school?
John Icharia studied at Leeds University Business School (Masters of Science (M.Sc) Global Strategy and Innovation Management - Distinction Honours); Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI) (Financial Modelling & Business Valuation Analyst, Business/Commerce); University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) (Hons), Mechanical Engineering).

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Also worked at African Impact Initiative1

Onyeka AkumahFounder at Treepz

Also worked at Leeds University Business School2

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