The African Leadership Magazine’s list of youngest most powerful men in Africa today is out. Out of the list of 10, Bizna takes a look at the six most powerful youngest business minds in Africa.

1). Mark Shuttleworth, South African, Founder, Ubuntu.

In 1995, at the age of 22, Shuttleworth founded Thawte, a digital certificate and internet security company which he later sold off to American software giant, VeriSign for over $500 million, ploughing the proceeds to fund a tech incubator and venture Capital firm. But Shuttleworth is most famous for his founding of Ubuntu, a computer operating system which is distributed as free open source software. Shuttleworth is also the founder of the Shuttleworth Foundation, a purpose trust which funds individuals who are actively engaged in social change projects. The foundation identifies social entrepreneurs, gives them a fellowship grant, and multiplies the money the entrepreneurs put into their projects by a factor of ten or more.

2). Acha Leke, Cameroonian, Partner, Mckinsey & Company.

One of Africa’s most sought after business consultants, Leke, 38, is a partner at Mckinsey & Company. The brainy Cameroonian has the ear of the top dogs at multinational corporations whom he helps with strategy setting, investment decisions, corporate finance and turn-around strategies among other things. He also co-authored McKinsey’s report on Africa- Lions on the Move: The Progress and Potential of African Economies, and is a co-founder of the African Leadership Academy. In 2009, he was selected as a Global Young Leader by the World Economic Forum.

3).David Munro, South African, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate and Investment Banking, Standard Bank Group.

In July, Munro, 38, was appointed the Chief Executive, Corporate and Investment Banking at the Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest financial services provider. Munro was selected by the World Economic Forum as a Global Young Leader in 2009.

4). Fred Swaniker, Ghanaian Founder, African Leadership Academy.

Fred Swaniker- Founder, African Leadership Academy Fred Swaniker, 34, a Ghanaian-born serial entrepreneur, Business consultant and Mckinsey alumnus is the founder of the African Leadership Academy- a World-class coeducational, residential secondary boarding school in Johannesburg, South-Africa which recruits outstanding students from across Africa and prepares them for a future of leadership. Fred Swaniker is a TED and Echoing Green Fellow.

5). James Mworia, Kenyan, Chief Executive Officer, Centum Investments.

At only 33, Mworia is the Chief executive officer of one of Centum, one of East Africa’s largest Private Equity firms. Centum has a cross-listing on both the Nairobi and Ugandan Stock Exchanges, and has substantial regional equity investments in blue chips like Coca-Cola, UAP Insurance and Kenya Commercial Bank. Mworia has been instrumental in pursuing Centum’s regional expansion into new territory like Mauritius and Nigeria.

6). Euvin Naidoo, South African, President of the South African Chamber of Commerce in America.

A Mckinsey alumnus, Euvin Naidoo is the President of the South African Chamber of Commerce in America (SACCA), and is one of the most renowned advocates for western investments into Africa. As President of SACCA, Naidoo facilitates the expansion of business, trade, and investment opportunities between South Africa and the North America, with the view of promoting sustainable economic growth across the two continents. In 2009, the Journal of International Affairs at Columbia University named him as one of the 5 Faces of African Innovation and Entrepreneurship, alongside Sudanese-born billionaire Mo Ibrahim and Ghanaian president, John Atta Mills. In 2009, Euvin was selected as a Global Young Leader by the World Economic Forum