Kanini Mutooni

Kanini Mutooni is Managing Director at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a global venture philanthropy firm supporting early stage, high impact social enterprises. Prior to this appointment, Kanini held positions as the MD for Europe, Middle East and Africa for Toniic, the global action network for impact investors, and as Director for Investment at the USAID-funded East Africa Trade and Investment Hub, a $65m, 8 country initiative to attract investment and increase trade in the East Africa region. Kanini is a UK Chartered Accountant with a record of exceptional leadership gained in East Africa, Europe and the United States. She is currently Board Chair of The Global Innovation Fund, a $250m investment vehicle supported by the UK, US, Canadian, Australian and Swedish Governments. The fund focuses on investing a range of capital for innovations in emerging markets that impact those living on $5 a day and below with a focus on Food and Agriculture, Healthcare, clean energy and Fintech.

Kanini has worked at Board level in leadership positions at investment banks in London and US, such as Bank of America-Merrill Lynch and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. In 2011 she was recognized as one of the most influential women in 2014, she was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader for her exceptional leadership in business, the health sector and global entrepreneurship. She continues to provide strategic investment and decision-making for a number of impactfocused funds such as Union Bank Privee’s listed impact fund, The African Agriculture SME Fund and The AHL Venture Fund.