Convenor, East Africa HR Symposium

Emily is a Leadership Coach, a HR Leader and Founder of Rise & Learn Global, a Human Resource Consulting Firm that provides HR Outsourcing, Training & Professional Coaching services. She is also the East Africa partner for Erickson Coaching International. Emily has over 17 years’ experience, having worked for Kenya Airways and Syngenta, Jubilee Insurance where she served as Group Head of Human Resources and 4 years as Global Board Director at the International Coaching Federation serving over 50,000 members. She is experienced in HR strategy development, Leadership, change management, Coaching, Entrepreneurship, Career and organizational development having worked and supported various countries across Africa & Middle East.

Emily has over 700 Hours of Coaching experience provided to clients around the Globe including Ernst & Young, International Monetary Fund (IMF), AMREF, Uber, among others. Her clients include CEOs, HR Directors, Entrepreneurs, Middle Level and Senior Managers. Emily values genuine human connection and uses a strengths based and holistic approach to coaching.  

She has previously served as a Council Member for the Institute of Human Resource Management in Kenya and is the past President for ICF Kenya Chapter. Emily served as a Global Director of International Coaching Federation (ICF) and is currently a Governing Council Member of the Pan African Christian (PAC) University.

Emily holds an MBA, a Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Management, A Higher Diploma in Commercial French and Human Resource Management. She is holds an ICF Coaching credential (PCC), a certified John Maxwell Coach, a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and the Leadership Circle Profile.

Emily is married and lives in Nairobi Kenya with her husband and their 3 sons. She loves to unwind in the kitchen and enjoys running and inspirational reads.

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