Show Team Overview

Bilha Ndirangu is the CEO of Great Carbon Valley. GCV is a system integrator developing Direct Air Carbon Capture & Storage (DACCS), and green industry projects in East Africa. She is also the co-founder of Jacob’s Ladder Africa, a non-profit focused on green workforce preparation. In this and other roles, she is at the intersection of climate action, technology, and education, positioning Africa as an investment destination for the green economy, identifying and scaling relevant technologies, and preparing its youth to provide the requisite skills mix. Previously, she was the CEO of the African Leadership Academy, where she worked on pathways to enable young leaders to solve key leadership challenges facing the continent. Prior to that, she was the CEO of Africa’s Talking (AT), where she expanded the company into 20 markets in African countries. Bilha also worked at Dalberg, where she launched the Nairobi office, and she advised clients on solutions to African challenges including energy, agriculture, and education. Bilha has been recognized on the Choiseul 100 Africa 2022 ranking, is a Desmond Tutu Fellow, and was awarded the Woman of Firsts- Excellence in Education Award by CMMI. Bilha holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT and is a Yale Emerging Climate Leaders Fellow.