PETER MUNGA

PETER MUNGA holds five honorary doctorate degrees in recognition of his contributions to the Kenyan society. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Certified Public Accountant. He has been honoured thrice with Presidential national awards; he was vested the First Class Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) national decoration – the highest presidential award to a civilian, for outstanding contribution in economic development, the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) and Head Of State Commendation (HSC). PETER MUNGA was named the World Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2012, the Forbes Africa Person of the Year in 2012 and is a holder of the 2007 Global Vision Award. He was also recognized as the 2015 Ai40 CEO of the year at the 8th Annual Africa Investor (Ai) CEO Investment Summit held in New York. He is currently the Chairman of Kenya’s Vision 2030 Delivery Board, charged with the responsibility of ensuring Kenya becomes a middle income country with global high standards of living by the year 2030. Dr. Mwangi serves on several international bodies as an advisor and has recently been appointed to the Economic Advisory Board of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to offer leadership advice, innovative ideas and partnership. He is a Board member of the Africa Leadership Academy in South Africa, the Global Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition among others and is the Chancellor of Meru University College of Science and Technology. He has wide experience in the banking industry and inclusive finance. Dr. Mwangi is also the founding Executive Chairman of Equity Group Foundation (EGF), the social impact investment arm of Equity Group, an innovation and creative vehicle that has fully transformed the concept of philanthropy and corporate social responsibility.