James Irungu Mwangi is a Kenyan entrepreneur and climate leader focused on climate-positive growth in Africa. As a Yale World Fellow in 2021, he co-founded the Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A), and he founded Africa Climate Ventures, which mobilizes private investment in climate-smart businesses.
Earlier, as Executive Director of the Dalberg Group, he opened Dalberg’s offices in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Dakar and served as its Global Managing Partner from 2010 to 2014, after beginning his career at McKinsey & Company.
He sits on the boards of the Skoll Foundation, the Global Centre for Pluralism, One Acre Fund and Old Mutual, and received a Climate Breakthrough award in 2022. He holds an economics degree from Harvard University.