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Lapid Leaders Africa builds the infrastructure for purpose-driven leadership across Kenya and Africa. Over more than 11 years, the organization has supported more than 1,600 young leaders to secure dignified work, accelerate careers, launch ventures, and strengthen institutions. Through leadership pathways, capacity-building programs, and ecosystem convenings, Lapid equips youth, mid-career, and senior professionals with the clarity, courage, and discipline to become architects of change. Its vision is a continent led by individuals who design systems that create dignity, opportunity, and long-term societal resilience—developing leaders who transform systems, not just succeed within them.
Founder & Leadership Architect
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2026
Esther Mwaniki is the Founder & CEO of Lapid Leaders Africa, where she develops purpose-driven leaders equipped to build just, innovative, and economically resilient societies. With more than 20 years of experience in leadership development, strategy, and systems change, she previously served at PwC Kenya and PwC UK. Esther is an Obama Foundation Fellow—the only African woman in her cohort—and holds an Executive Master’s in Public Administration from New York University. Through her work, over 1,600 young and mid-career professionals have accelerated their careers, launched ventures, and strengthened institutions across Kenya and the global diaspora.
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