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
General Counsel
Katherine Potaski
Chief Advancement Officer
Cecily Gaita
Finance Director
Eric Laurits
Communications Director
George Okewa
Community Relations Director
John Odero
Portfolio Director, Programs
Luisa Stojkovic
Chief of Staff
David Waiyaki
Impact Director
Alexander Gachihi
Technology Director
Amy Hutchinson
Education Director
Angela Ngetich
Program Director
Jenny Peck
Development Director
Programs
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Board of Directors
Robby Walker
Director, Apple
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Richard Cunningham
Chairman of Global Markets, Barclays
Mimi Sternlicht
Founder, Bread Ventures & Foundation House
Elizabeth Cutler
Co-Founder, Peoplehood & SoulCycle
Jeffrey Shames
Senior Strategy Advisor, Rockefeller Capital Management
Matt Sirovich
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Scopia Capital
Matt Chanoff
Co-Founder, Demand Discovery Group
Jeremy Mindich
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Scopia Capital
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili
President and CEO, Human Capital Africa
Blair Miller
Founder, Nextwork
Sybill Kern
Peter Möhrle Foundation
Leslie Bluhm
Co-Founder, Chicago Cares, Inc.
Jessica Posner Odede
CEO, Girl Effect, and Co-Founder, SHOFCO
Dr. Stigmata Tenga
Executive Director, Africa Philanthropy Network
Philippe d’Ornano
CEO, Sisley
Kenyan Advisors
Zuhura Odhiambo
Founder and CEO, New REvenue Solutions Africa
Richard Matikanya
Deputy Executive Director for Africa (CIFF)
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Deo Onyango
Senior Industry Specialist, Climate Finance, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Flora Ayuma Kang’ethe
Regional Director for Applications Cloud Business, Oracle East Africa
Alyana Popat
Marketing Manager, Simba Hospitality & Advisory Council Chair, Simba Foundation
Timothy Okwaro
Group Executive, Multichoice Group
Eugene Mbugua
Entrepreneur and Founder of Documentary and Reality Television Limited
Eutycus Kariuki
Assistant Commissioner at the Kenya Revenue Authority
Nashon Omondi Opondo
CEO of Hospitality Systems Consultants Limited, Pinetech, and Otrum South Africa
Sylvia Mulinge
Chief Executive Officer at MTN Uganda
Joseph Okelo
Executive Director, Makini College
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










































