Joyce-Ann Wainaina

Managing Partner at Chui Ventures

Speaker

Joyce-Ann Wainaina is the Founder and Managing Partner of Chiu-Ventures a Pan-African Seed fund with a gender-inclusive focus, backing local founders building mass-market solutions. Joyce-Ann is passionate about enabling entrepreneurs in Africa and has been active with a track record across Africa.

Prior to her current role, Joyce-Ann had an extensive career with Citi Banks for over 30 years where she held senior positions across Africa including Managing Director, Global Networking Banking – Sub-Saharan Africa, and CEO of Citi East Africa.

Joyce-Ann supports talent development in Africa; she co-designed the Sapphire Leadership Programme, targeting senior talent mentoring and development in Citi across Emerging Market countries. She also partnered with the Kenya Bankers Association and the Central Bank of Kenya to establish a mentorship program for Women Leaders in the Banking Industry in KENYA. She is a founding Trustee of the JB Wanjui Education Trust focused on providing grants to girls in universities in Kenya.

Joyce-Ann is a Senior Fellow – at Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University. She holds an M.S Financial Economics from the University of London (SOAS) and a B.S Finance from Duquesne University Pittsburgh, USA.