Nungari Mwangi, Wolfson College, 2013.
Nungari graduated with an MPhil (Wolfson College, 2013) and PhD (Jesus College, 2019) in International Development from the University of Cambridge. Her doctoral research was on the political economy of SMEs in the Kenyan cut flower industry exporting to European markets. While at Cambridge, she was one of the founding members of the African Students of Cambridge University (ASCU) and the Africa Together platform and served as President of the society in 2014-15. She has a B.A (hons.) in Political Science from Brown University (2010) and in 2016, she was awarded the Global Andrew E. Rice (Truman) Award for leadership and innovation by a young professional in international development by the Society for International Development in Washington, DC. Nungari currently works at the African Development Bank as the Strategy and Program Development lead for the De-risking Agricultural Finance and Climate Resilience team. She has over a decade of experience in development strategy, policy and research having previously worked at AGRA and at Dalberg Global Development Advisors providing strategy, investment advisory and developing continental leadership initiatives including the Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture for the African agriculture sector. She has also worked with a range of international humanitarian organizations including Christian Aid and Save the Children. Nungari is passionate about leadership, mentorship and youth employment and sits on the board of the Digital Opportunity Trust and the Kenya National Committee for United World Colleges.