Patricia Ithau

Patricia Ithau, is a Kenyan business executive. She served as the executive director and chief executive officer of WPP-Scangroup, a multimedia, information technology and advertising conglomerate whose company shares are publicly listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, from 2022 to 2025. Before that, she worked as the regional director for East Africa at Stanford Seed, an initiative of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business that aims to reduce global poverty.

Background and education She is Kenyan by birth. She attended Loreto Convent Msongari school for her secondary education. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Nairobi. Her degree of Master of Business Administration was awarded by United States International University Africa, in Nairobi. She has over the years received advanced management training from Strathmore University, IESE Business School, INSEAD and Saïd Business School of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

Other leadership roles She holds board positions at nearly a dozen companies and organizations, including Absa Bank Kenya, British Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jambojet, TradeMark East Africa, Kenya Private Sector Alliance, Vivo Activewear and WPP- Scangroup. She is also a Trustee on the boards of trustees of M-Pesa Foundation and Vodafone Foundation, United Kingdom.