Kagure Wamunyu

Kagure Wamunyu is the Chief Strategy Officer at Kobo360. She is responsible for growth and expansion across Africa, with a special focus on Eastern Africa, as well as strategic projects. 

Kagure has a passion for 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 Ph.D. at the University of Oxford. She holds a Masters degree 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 the Zawadi Africa Education Fund.