Bilha Ndirangu

Biography

Bilha Ndirangu is the CEO of Great Carbon Valley. GCV is a system integrator developing Direct Air Carbon Capture & Storage and green industry projects in East Africa. She is also the co-founder of Jacob’s Ladder Africa, a non-profit focused on green workforce preparation. She is at the intersection of climate action, technology, and education, positioning Africa as an investment destination for the green economy, identifying and scaling relevant technologies, and preparing its youth to provide the requisite skills.

Previously, she was the CEO of the African Leadership Academy and CEO of Africa’s Talking (AT), where she expanded the company into 20 markets in African countries.

Bilha also worked at Dalberg, where she launched the Nairobi office, and she advised clients on solutions to African challenges including energy, agriculture, and education.

A Desmond Tutu and Yale Emerging Climate Leaders Fellow, Bilha holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT.