Audrey Cheng

Audrey Cheng (born 1993)

Career A year later, 2014, she realized she wanted to change the trajectory of her path and make her own difference in the world. Leading her to begin working for a venture capitalist company called Savannah Fund based in Kenya. Cheng soon discovered from the International Labour Organization that a big chunk of college graduates are unemployed and that only 1% of computer science majors find jobs in their field because a lot of programs they learn in school do not accurately prepare them for the fast changing technological world. Audrey also realized companies in Kenya were having a hard time finding people with the right skills to fill positions.

Moringa School Cheng founded the Moringa School located in Nairobi, Kenya. Some of the other achievements she received for her innovation is being featured in Cartier's Women's initiative, in 2016 the World Economic Forum recognized her as one of the top five women innovators in Africa, and in 2018 the company itself was recognized as one of the most innovative companies in Africa.

In March 2021, Cheng stepped down as CEO but still operates on the board of directors for the school where she will continue to advance educational programs all over Africa. She is currently a member of I&P's Education to Employment Fund where they are working to create and fund a three year program to advance educational institutions and companies to help provide students with the right skills to launch their careers and become successful focusing in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal.