Carole Kariuki, CEO of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), has a degree in Economics and sociology, a masters in Public Administration and International Affairs; and has done several courses in Leadership and also Private Sector Development, locally and globally.

She previously worked with Barclays Bank of Kenya, Nairobi Chapel, and the Sagamore Institute (USA) before joining KEPSA, where she transformed it into one of Kenya’s most influential business organizations.

Carole serves and has served on several boards, including the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Jubilee Health Insurance, East African Cables, Equity Bank Kenya Limited, USIU-Africa Trustees, Choiseul Africa Board, Harvard Africa advisory board, among others. She has also led key National bodies, including the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board and the Special Economic Zones Authority as Chair, and several National task forces including presidential appointed ones.

Her leadership has earned her numerous honors, awards and mentions including Kenya’s Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS) and Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS), alongside international awards like the Global Female Leadership Impact Award, and recognition among the Top 100 Women CEOs in Africa; among others