Kristine Pearson
Founder & CEOLESA Communications
Biography
Kristine founded and heads 2 social enterprises - LESA Communications (2019) and Lifeline Energy (1999). South Africa-based LESA is a communications and branding agency specialising in the social sector in Africa. Lifeline Energy designs, manufactures and distributes solar & windup radios & MP3s for development and emergencies. 700,000+ products have been distributed, impacting over 25 million listeners. Previously, Kristine was an executive with a South African banking group. She is a co-founder of Catalyst Now, a fellow of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship; received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the African Women’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF); named by TIME magazine as a Hero of the Environment; served 8 years on the Women's Leadership Board of Harvard’s Kennedy School; received the 2005 James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award and first Tech Museum of Innovation Award. Has traveled to 105 countries, 35 in Africa. Lives in Johannesburg.