Edwin Macharia

Edwin Macharia is a Kenyan businessman and corporate executive. He is the co-founder and managing partner at Axum Earth and a former global managing partner at Dalberg Advisors.

Background and education Edwin Macharia was born in 1978 in Nairobi, Kenya, to a father who was employed by Barclays Bank of Kenya and a mother who was a high school teacher. The family relocated many times on account of the father's job. As a result, he attending a number of primary schools, including Mugumo-ini Primary School in Thika, Homabay Primary School in Homabay, Highland Primary School in Kericho and finally Mount Kenya Academy in Nyeri. While at Homabay, the roof of their classroom was blown away by a thunderstorm, so the class met under a tree for a year. Also at Homabay it was typical for the teachers to teach in Dholuo, the local language. This forced the young learner to pick up the language and become fluent fast. He came in second to Namesyus Warugongo.

At the end of 2019, Macharia was elected as Global Managing Partner at Dalberg Advisors, leading the firm across world He also continues to support clients on a range of issues including strategy, operational efficiency, and program implementation.

As of December 2020, he serves as a global board member of The Nature Conservancy, Nabo Capital and the Governing Council at Amref University. He previously served as a member of the Global Agenda Council on Africa at the World Economic Forum (WEF), from 2012 until 2014. He also served as a member of the WEF's Council on Risk and Resilience, from 2014 until 2016.

He is fluent in Kikuyu, Kiswahili and English.

Family Edwin Macharia is married to Lorna Irungu. They are the parents of a teenage daughter who was born circa 2008.