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Wanjira Mathai

Managing Director of Africa & Global Partnerships the the World Resources Institute; Sustainability & Youth Leadership Activist

Managing Director of Africa & Global Partnerships the the World Resources Institute; Sustainability & Youth Leadership Activist

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Wanjira Mathai Biography

Wanjira Mathai is the Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at WRI.

She formerly served as VP & Regional Director for Africa, Co-chair of WRI’s Global Restoration Council and a Senior Advisor to the Global Restoration Initiative. She is also the current Chair of the Wangari Maathai Foundation and the former Chair of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya.

An inspiring leader, Mathai has over 20 years of experience advocating for social and environmental change on both local and international platforms. Over the years, Mathai 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 her mother, Wangari Maathai (2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate) founded in 1977.

Mathai currently serves on the Board of the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), as a Leadership Council member of the Clean Cooking Alliance and a member of the High-Level Group of the Africa-Europe Foundation. Mathai is one of a few Six Seconds EQ Practitioners in Kenya and was named one of the 100 Most Influential African Women in 2018, 2020 and 2021.

Wanjira Mathai Videos

  • Tree-Growing Movement Restoring Africa’s Landscapes | Wanjira Mathai | TED
    2023 Audacious Project grantee Wanjira Mathai is at the forefront of re-greening the planet. Through the forest restoration initiative Restore Local,...
  • Wanjira Mathai at the Norad Conference 2023
    Wanjira Mathai (Managing Director, Africa and Global Partnerships, WRI) at the Norad Conference Human|Nature 2023
  • In Conversation With Wanjira Mathai
    Speakers: Abdi Latif Dahir, East Africa Correspondent, The New York Times Wanjira Mathai, Managing Director, Africa and Global Partnerships

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Wanjira Mathai is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Wanjira Mathai for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Wanjira Mathai generally travels from Kenya and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jamie Margolin, Kehkashan Basu, Amali Tower, Natalie Kyriacou OAM and Vedika Bhandarkar. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Wanjira Mathai for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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