Dr. James Mwangi is Group CEO of Equity Holdings, credited with democratizing financial access, leading Equity to become an integrated financial services group operating in six African countries with a client base of over 16 million, and an asset base of $12 Billion USD. Dr. Mwangi established Equity Group Foundation to scale shared prosperity, mobilizing support of likeminded partners to commit $445 Million for social impact. James is an awardee of the 202 Oslo Business for Peace Award; the 2007 G8 Global Vision award citing him as “an initiator of a concept of the future that will shape the world economy”; recognized in the FT’s 2009 list of ‘Top 50 Thought Leaders in Emerging Markets” and the “Top 20 Most Influential People in Africa”; is the holder of 2012 EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award; and was named one of the Bloomberg 50 in 2019.