President and CEODelta Philanthropies and Higherlife Foundation
Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa is a prominent leader in philanthropy and social entrepreneurship. She believes in and is passionate about the transformative power of education in communities.
As the President and CEO of Delta Philanthropies and Higherlife Foundation, Elizabeth oversees the philanthropic efforts of the Masiyiwa family.
In 2016, she founded Akello, an African company that uses technology to provide learning and teaching resources to students and classrooms across the continent.
In 2020, Elizabeth established the Simba Preparatory School, an early childhood center in Domboshava, Zimbabwe, to showcase a better model for early childhood education in rural areas.
Elizabeth is a non-executive director on the boards of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe and EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe, two of the largest listed companies on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. In 2023, Elizabeth was appointed Commissioner of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.