10 Facts About Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg is an Executive in Residence at Schmidt Futures.

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters by Whitman College, Washington.

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg delivered the commencement speech to the graduating class of 2017 as part of the award ceremony.

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg holds a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis awarded in 2005, and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington awarded in 2001.

In 2005, Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg established Akili Dada, a leadership incubator for girls and young women based in Nairobi, Kenya to address the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions in Africa.

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg served as an Assistant Professor at University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, from August 2008 to March 2014.

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg served as a Lecturer in International Relations at Hekima University College, a Constituent College of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, from August 2013 to January 2014.

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg serves on the Selection Committee of the Africa Food Prize, the Board of the Wangari Maathai Foundation, and the President's Advisory Board of Whitman College.

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg sits on the Councils of the African Climate Foundation and The Center for Development Research at the University of Bonn.

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg is a member of the Malabo Montpellier Panel, a high-level panel of independent experts that supports African governments and civil society identify and implement policies that enhance agriculture, food and nutrition security across the continent.