Wadzanayi Muchenje

Biography

Wadzanayi Muchenje is the Director, Africa Regional Office at The Rockefeller Foundation where she drives strategy on the Foundation’s priorities , engagements and investments across Africa. As a champion for locally led development, she's also leading efforts to ensure the scaling of locally led development approaches and solutions.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Wadzanayi was with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) where she worked with the Zimbabwean Ministry of Health to develop and implement strategies to scale point-of-care diagnostic services, m-health solutions and access to next-generation, antiretroviral medicines.

Wadzanayi is fluent in English, French and Shona and holds a BA in International Affairs, Cum Laude, from the George Washington University and a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University.