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
- Allan & Gill Gray PhilanthropiesProgram Lead East Africa - Jasiri Growth Acceleratorcurrent2024 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
- GP Consulting KECo-Founder2019 — 2024Nairobi County, Kenya
- African Impact InitiativeProgram Manager - African Impact Challenge: East & South Africa2023 — 2024Nairobi County, Kenya
- African Impact InitiativeProgram Manager - African Impact Challenge: East Africa2022 — 2023Nairobi County, Kenya
- African Impact InitiativeProgram Manager - African Impact Challenge: Kenya2021 — 2022Nairobi, Kenya
- Mideva LabsConsulting Projects Design Lead2021 — 2022
- Mideva LabsInnovation & Programs Consultant - Africa YES Project2020 — 2021
- Leeds University Business SchoolGlobal Strategy & Innovation Student Programs Coordinator2018 — 2019Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Education
- Leeds University Business SchoolMasters of Science (M.Sc) Global Strategy and Innovation Management - Distinction Honours
- Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)Financial Modelling & Business Valuation Analyst, Business/Commerce
- University of NairobiBachelor of Science (B.Sc) (Hons), Mechanical Engineering
Skills & more
Autodesk Inventor4Microsoft Excel3AutoCAD Mechanical3Microsoft Office3Python (Programming Language)Operations ManagementTransaction Advisory ServicesProgram ManagementBusiness CoachingProfessional MentoringCoaching & MentoringPeer Mentoring
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Business ConsultingManagement ConsultingSocial EntrepreneurshipStart-ups ManagementCapacity BuildingStart-up VenturesEarly-stage StartupsImpact InvestingProject ManagementMechanical EngineeringInnovation ManagementData AnalysisLanguages 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
- Where does John Icharia work?
- John Icharia is Program Lead Jasiri Growth Accelerator at Jasiri.
Same school
Also attended Leeds University Business School2
Also attended Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)24
Alain le LouxGENERAL PARTNER at Cottonwood Technology FundAlain MarxuachAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupTim WeelborgGeneral Partner and co-founder of Homegrown CapitalJai SheridanClient Services Manager at AirTree VenturesOmer KaganowskiAnalyst at Red Dot Capital PartnersDaniel TanFund Director, Principal at Aera VC
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Also attended University of Nairobi23
Utari WanjohiInvestment Principal at E3 CapitalJoseph IndangasiSenior Portfolio Manager at AHL Venture PartnersPauline AmbalaPARTNERSHIPS MANAGER AFRICA at SeedstarsRichard T. TugumeInvestor at Global Social Impact InvestmentStephen GuguVenture Partner at Consonance Investment ManagersGeorge MosomiVenture Partner at Satgana
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Shared employers
Also worked at Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies13
Anthony FarrCEO at JasiriAline KabandaRegional Director at JasiriFlorentine DusabeyezuJunior Software Developer at JasiriNadine NkulikiyinkaMonitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager at JasiriRuti YannickSystems Architect at JasiriPeace AllianceMid Level Software Developer at Jasiri
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