Joyce Ann Wainaina

Joyce Ann Wainaina, is the Managing Partner of Chui Ventures a Pan-African Seed fund. She was previously a managing director of Citibank where she was Head of Citi's Global Network Banking across Sub Sahara Africa. She is a Kenyan corporate executive, who previously served as the chief executive officer, of Citibank Kenya and East Africa, from 2014 - 2019

Background and education She was born in Kenya in December 1967, and attended local primary and secondary schools. She was awarded a Bachelor of Science in finance by Duquesne University, in Pennsylvania, United States. She also holds a Master of Science in Financial Economics, from the School of Oriental and African Studies, at the University of London.

Career Joyce-Ann Wainaina is the Founder and Managing Partner of Chui Ventures a Pan-African Seed fund. She was previously a managing director of Citibank, Sub Sahara Africa, covering 11 countries in South, East, West and Central Africa. She has an extensive career with Citi starting in 1990 and has held senior positions across Africa covering country management, corporate banking, product management, operations and controls. Joyce-Ann was previously the CEO for Citi East Africa for 5 years. Prior to that she was the managing director and Chief Country Officer (CCO) of Citibank Zambia, from 2011 to 2014.

Family Ms Joyce Ann Wainaina is a married mother of three children.