Kenyan Education Specialist Appointed Director At Save The Children International Board

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 24- Teresa Mbagaya, a Kenyan Education Specialist and principal of the global impact investment firm Imaginable Futures, is among four new directors appointed to serve as a board member at Save the Children, at a global level.

The appointment comes at a time when Save the Children, the world’s first and leading independent children’s organization, is launching an ambitious three-year strategy to accelerate and amplify its impact for and with children facing the greatest challenge to their rights in decades.

She is an education specialist and principal of the global impact investment firm Imaginable Futures, which focuses on building healthy and equitable systems for all learners.

She has an extensive background in education, youth development and digital education transformation.

The other new directors are: Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani – A Nigerian private sector executive focused on innovative infrastructure and funding solutions for Africa’s economies, children and underserved communities. She has a background in investment banking, development finance,international affairs and the energy sector.

Deepak Kapoor – An India-based executive who was previously Chairman and CEO of PwC India and founder of the PwC Foundation in India. He is also a registered accountant, company secretary and fraud examiner. He is Chair of Save the Children India.

Larry Kamener – A Senior Adviser in the Melbourne office of the Boston Consulting Group, who founded and led BCG’s global public sector practice and its Centre for Public Impact foundation. He is a founding board member of Teach for Australia (part of the Teach for All Network) and Chair of Save the Children Australia. He is filling a vacant role.

The new directors, with expertise in education, innovative financing, and climate emergencies, take up their positions this month and increase board membership to 17 from 14, with one of the directors elected to a role vacated late last year.

Board Chair Angela Ahrendts DBE said the Board was excited about the expansion that will include directors who represent regions that are home to the majority of children the organisation works with.

“The new directors will further enrich our Board’s ability to rapidly evolve and leverage our scale to triple our impact for children,” said Ms Ahrendts, who joined Save the Children in January 2021 as the first independent chair of the Board. She was previously the CEO of Burberry and an SVP at Apple Inc.

Inger Ashing, CEO of Save the Children International (SCI) and the Save the Children Association (SCA) since September 2019, said she was looking forward to working with the newly expanded board and launching the new global strategy.

“COVID, conflict and climate crisis are undoing decades of progress and create a renewed urgency to protect children’s rights across the globe,” said Ms Ashing, who has been associated with Save the Children for more than 25 years, first as a youth advocate and later on the boards of Save the Children Sweden and Save the Children International.

“One in two children now live in poverty. We must think and act differently, together with children and partners, if we are to protect the rights of children now and for future generations. The directors bring exciting new perspectives and expertise to the Board that will help us shift gears at a time when, more than ever, we need to be strong partners to children.”