Kagure Wamunyu

CEO Africa Region Kobo360

Kagure Wamunyu is the CEO, Africa Region for Kobo360. She is charged with the launch and growth of Kobo360 across Africa.  Kagure has a passion in transport, which she believes will be an important factor in the economic development of Africa. Previously, Kagure served as the Senior Director of Strategy for Bridge International Academies in East Africa, where she focused on policy and PPPs. Before Bridge, she worked as the country manager for Uber in Kenya where she joined as the first hire in Nairobi at launch and grew Uber to a major transportation option in Nairobi.

Kagure Wamunyu is currently pursuing a part-time PhD at the University of Oxford. She holds a Masters in City Planning with a focus on transportation from UC Berkeley, a BSC in Civil Engineering with a focus on Transport Engineering from North Carolina State and a BA in Mathematics from Meredith College. Kagure seats on the Board of Fuzu and the Somo Project. She is an active alumna of Zawadi Africa Education Fund.