Natalie Manga is a strategic human capital and management leader with over 15 years of experience transforming how African organisations lead, learn and grow. As Programme Director at RIKA Learning she equips human capital leaders from over 19 countries across the continent. She was previously Global Lead for Culture and Leadership Development at the Mastercard Foundation, and is an Associate Consultant with The Leadership Group. A certified DDI Leadership Facilitator and published author, she speaks on the future of work and explores where culture, talent and leadership meet to drive organisational growth and success. Natalie has spent more than 15 years on a single question: what does it take to build African organisations that people want to work in, and that can hold their own in a fast changing world. She is Programme Director at RIKA Learning, home of the acclaimed RIKA Leadership Programme, where she equips human capital leaders across the continent. Under her stewardship the programme has grown sharply in scale and geographical reach, convening senior People and Business Leaders from 19 countries and 90 organisations, whose transformation work now cascades to tens of thousands of employees. Her career has been built inside the institutions shaping Africa's future of work. At the Mastercard Foundation, as Global Lead for Culture and Leadership Development, she designed the Foundation's first culture strategy and operating framework across eight countries. At Living Goods, as Global Senior Manager for Talent and Capability, she led strategic talent initiatives across multiple markets. She is also an Associate Consultant and Facilitator with The Leadership Group, guiding leadership and culture transformations for leading financial services organisations in the region. A global member of the Society for Human Resource Management and a certified Leadership Facilitator with Development Dimensions International, Natalie is a sought after speaker, moderator and facilitator, with engagements spanning Deloitte East Africa, Boston Consulting Group, SBM Bank, Stanbic Bank and the African Management Institute. Her practice covers leadership development, culture transformation, talent, change management, executive search, organisational design and effectiveness, and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Credentials and Affiliations Executive Leadership Programme Saïd Business School, University of Oxford MSc Local Economic Development London School of Economics Accelerated Management Programme Yale School of Management BSc Economics University of Nottingham Boards and Professional Bodies Founding Chair, Ampersand Investment Group Non-Executive Director, Footprints Press Global Shaper, World Economic Forum Nairobi Hub Global member, Society for Human Resource Management Certified Leadership Facilitator, DDI Published Work and Platforms Co-author, NAIROBI: The City That Calls Your Name Contributor, Seeking Destiny: Conversations with High Achieving Women of Kenya Contributor, The Edition Magazine and Business Fights Poverty, London edition Executive Producer and Host, The Edition Interviews