We’re thankful to our dedicated community of leaders, both locally and globally, whose strategic guidance and insights support the success of our mission and the empowerment of the communities we serve.
SHOFCO Leadership
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Joseph Amisi
Legal Council
Mark Laichena
Chief Programs and Strategy Officer
Katherine Potaski
Chief Advancement Officer
Lucy Wairimu
Chief People and Culture Officer
John Odero
Program Director
Alexander Gachihi
Technology Director
Eric Laurits
Communications Director
Amy Hutchinson
Education Director
Cecily Gaita
Finance Director
David Waiyaki
Impact Director
Angela Ngetich
Program Director
George Okewa
Director of Community Relations
Programs
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Operations
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Board of Directors
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Jeremy Mindich
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Scopia Capital
Richard Cunningham
Chairman of Global Markets, Barclays
Dr. Stigmata Tenga
Executive Director, Africa Philanthropy Network
Jessica Posner Odede
CEO, Girl Effect, and Co-Founder, SHOFCO
Blair Miller
Founder, Nextwork
Richard Matikanya
Deputy Executive Director for Africa (CIFF)
Robby Walker
Director, Apple
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili
President and CEO, Human Capital Africa
Elizabeth Cutler
Co-Founder, Peoplehood & SoulCycle
Philippe d’Ornano
CEO, Sisley
Leslie Bluhm
Co-Founder, Chicago Cares, Inc.
Sybill Kern
CEO, Peter Möhrle Foundation
Jeffrey Shames
Senior Strategy Advisor, Rockefeller Capital Management
Matt Sirovich
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Scopia Capital
Mimi Sternlicht
Founder, Bread Ventures & Foundation House
Matt Chanoff
Co-Founder, Demand Discovery Group
Kenyan Advisors
Joseph Okelo
Executive Director, Makini College
Zuhura Odhiambo
Founder and CEO, New REvenue Solutions Africa
Deo Onyango
Senior Industry Specialist, Climate Finance, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Dr. Ahmed Kalebi
Specialist in General/Anatomical Pathology, and Laboratory Medicine
Njoki Kariuki
Founder, Zuri Dada Sanitary Pad Bank, Karjee Industries, and the Njoki Kariuki Foundation
Sylvia Mulinge
Chief Executive Officer at MTN Uganda
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Nashon Omondi Opondo
CEO of Hospitality Systems Consultants Limited, Pinetech, and Otrum South Africa
Flora Ayuma Kang’ethe
Regional Director for Applications Cloud Business, Oracle East Africa
Eugene Mbugua
Entrepreneur and Founder of Documentary and Reality Television Limited
Timothy Okwaro
Group Executive, Multichoice Group
Alyana Popat
Marketing Manager, Simba Hospitality & Advisory Council Chair, Simba Foundation
Eutycus Kariuki
Assistant Commissioner at the Kenya Revenue Authority