James Mwangi
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Climate Ventures
James Mwangi joined the One Acre Fund board in 2015 and served as Board Chairman from 2022 to 2024. James co-founded Dalberg Advisors in New York in 2002, founded Dalberg’s Africa business in 2007, served as Dalberg Advisors Global Managing Partner from 2010 and 2014, and as Dalberg Group's Executive Director from 2014-2022.
In 2021, James founded the Climate Action Platform for Africa, a non-profit organization that aims to help Africa achieve broad-based economic growth through climate action leadership. James is an early investor and board member of Koko Networks, a Non-Executive Director of Old Mutual Limited, and the Board Chair of One Acre Fund. In 2022 James received a Climate Breakthrough Award, he is also an Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellow, a WEF Young Global Leader, and a member of YPO. He holds a degree in economics from Harvard University and is a Yale World Fellow.
James is an independent voting member of the board.