About
Strive T. Masiyiwa is a Zimbabwean business leader who has served on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's board of trustees since January 2022. He founded and chairs Econet Group and Cassava Technologies and is an early figure in Africa's mobile telecommunications sector. In 2020 he was appointed an African Union Special Envoy coordinating private-sector efforts on medical supplies and COVID-19, and he holds an engineering degree from the University of Cardiff.
Experience
- Cassava TechnologiesFounder and Executive Chairmancurrent2021 — present
- Econet GroupFounder and Executive Chairmancurrent1993 — present
- Higherlife FoundationCo-Foundercurrent1996 — present
- NetflixNon Executive Directorcurrent2020 — present
- Gates FoundationMember Board Of Trusteescurrent2022 — present
- National GeographicMember Board Of Trusteescurrent2019 — present
- AI for Good Global CommissionCommissionercurrent2026 — present
- Laurel StrategiesMember Board of Advisorscurrent2026 — present
- Bank of AmericaMember Global Advisory Boardcurrent2019 — present
- Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)Non Executive Director2025 — 2026
- UnileverNon Executive Director2016 — 2024
- African UnionAfrican Union Special Envoy, COVID-19 Response2020 — 2022
- The Rockefeller FoundationMember Board Of Trustees2003 — 2018
Colleagues at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Aleksei Bazhenov
Partner at Four Seasons Ventures
Alex Reid
Chief Communications Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Allan C. Golston
President, U.S. Program at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Anita Zaidi
President, Gender Equality Division at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ankur Vora
Chief Strategy Officer; President, Africa & India Offices at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ann Allen
Gates Foundation at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa
Ashish Dhawan
Board of Trustees at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill Gates
Co-chair at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Strive Masiyiwa?
- Strive T. Masiyiwa is a Zimbabwean business leader who has served on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's board of trustees since January 2022. He founded and chairs Econet Group and Cassava Technologies and is an early figure in Africa's mobile telecommunications sector. In 2020 he was appointed an African Union Special Envoy coordinating private-sector efforts on medical supplies and COVID-19, and he holds an engineering degree from the University of Cardiff.
- Where does Strive Masiyiwa work?
- Strive Masiyiwa is Member, Board of Trustees at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Where did Strive Masiyiwa go to school?
- Strive Masiyiwa studied at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd (Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Engineering).
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