Recovery and Resilience Plan, Equity is making a significant impact across Africa, complemented by numerous trade missions throughout East and Central Africa.
The MBA students from Columbia Business School come from diverse study areas including Finance and Investment, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship, Technology, Media & Consulting and Social Impact and Sustainability. Stephan Meier, the James P. Gorman Professor of Business excellency Strategy and the Chair of the Management Division at Columbia Business School, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to learn from Equity.
“For our students to be global leaders, we always endeavour to take them across the world to meet and learn from thought leaders. To come in Kenya and learn from Equity under the leadership of Dr. Mwangi, who is considered as one of the top thought leaders from Africa, is a great honour and privilege. We are grateful to Equity,” said Prof. Meier, adding that they have learned more on running business in Africa and the opportunities available.
As a thought leader of global repute, Dr. Mwangi was in 2019 appointed to the Colombia Global Centres -Nairobi Advisory Board, which is part of a network of nine global centers associated with Columbia University in New York. The Nairobi Center serves as a regional hub for research and collaboration as part of Columbia University’s strategy to achieve a global presence and links the continent to Columbia’s scientific rigor, technological innovation and academic leadership.
The Center provides Columbia students and academics with a base from which to conduct research in and for Africa and works closely with policymakers, governments and African regional institutions.
Besides serving as an IFC Economic Advisor, Dr. Mwangi has also previously been involved with the Clinton Global Initiative, the G8 New Alliance for Food Security & Nutrition and the Global Agenda Council on New Economic Thinking of the World Economic Forum. Dr. Mwangi is a guest lecturer at Lagos business school, MIT, Harvard, Columbia, IESE, and Stanford where the Equity Bank model is a case study.
Rising from a building society that survived insolvency in1994 to rapidly growing and overtaking existing multinationals, Equity is a centre of excellence whose business model is a leading case study in many business schools around the world. In addition, many business schools, organizations and institutions regularly visit the Group for benchmarking exposure to learn firsthand about the brand, its evolution and business strategy.
