Susan Situma is Director of Programs at AECF, overseeing programs focused on enterprise development, economic inclusion, resilience, and catalytic investments in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her work sits at the intersection of private-sector development and impact; supporting enterprises, partnerships, and ecosystems that expand opportunities for women, youth, and underserved communities, including those in fragile contexts. The focus is on the agriculture and renewable energy sectors, as well as financial inclusion through financial intermediaries.
Before joining AECF, she spent close to two decades in the financial sector, leading SME and business banking divisions across some of Kenya’s leading banks, where she worked extensively with entrepreneurs and growing businesses. One of the initiatives she is proud of was leading the launch of the She Business proposition at Absa Bank Kenya, which focused on accelerating women-owned enterprises by providing financing and mentorship.
She is inspired by seeing how catalytic capital, partnerships, policy engagement, and enterprise support can unlock transformation at the household, community, and market levels. Women and underserved entrepreneurs move from the margins of economic systems into positions of leadership, resilience, and long-term economic participation and inclusive economic growth.
سوزان حاصلة على شهادة في قيادة التحول المستدام للأعمال من كلية إدارة الأعمال IMD بسويسرا (2023)، وهي شهادة مكملة لشهادة البكالوريوس في علم النفس من جامعة جنوب أفريقيا الدولية. وقد حظيت قيادتها ومساهماتها بتقدير واسع النطاق؛ فقد تم تكريمها كنموذج يحتذى به في قطاع الخدمات المالية في حفل توزيع جوائز أكسنتشر شرق أفريقيا للأعمال في عام 2023.
