Dr. James Mwangi
Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Equity Group Holdings
Dr. James Mwangi is Group CEO of Equity Group Holdings, credited with democratizing financial access, leading Equity to become an integrated financial services Group operating in 6 African countries with a client base of over 14m, and an asset base of USD 9B+. James established Equity Group Foundation to scale shared prosperity, mobilizing support of partners to commit USD 445M for social impact. James is an honoree of the 2020 Oslo Business for Peace Award; the 2007 G8 Global Vision Award for “initiating a concept of the future that will shape the world economy”; recognized in the FT’s 2009 list of ‘Top 50 thought leaders in emerging markets’ and ‘Top 20 most influential people in Africa’; was given the 2012 EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award, and was named a Bloomberg 50 in 2019.
