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Vice-President and Regional Director for Africa at WRI. Formerly served as Co-chair of WRI’s Global Restoration Council and a Senior Adviser to the Global Restoration Initiative. Chair of the Wangari Maathai Foundation and the former Chair of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya. An inspiring leader; has over 20 years of experience advocating for social and environmental change on both local and international platforms. Over the years, has also served important strategic and advocacy roles raising the prominence and visibility of global issues such as climate change, youth leadership, sustainable energy, and landscape restoration, at Women Entrepreneurs in Renewables (wPOWER), the Wangari Maathai Foundation (WMF), and the Green Belt Movement (GBM) the organization founded by her mother in 1977. Member of the Board of the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF); Leadership Council Member of the Clean Cooking Alliance. One of a few Six Seconds EQ Practitioners in Kenya; named one of the 100 Most Influential African Women in 2018 and 2020.