Wanjira Mathai

Wanjira Mathai
Wanjira Mathai
	Mathai speaks at the Global Scholars Symposium in 2013
Born	1971; Kenya
Alma mater	Hobart & William Smith ; Emory University
Employer(s)	Carter Center ; World Resources Institute ; Green Belt Movement
Mother	Wangari Maathai

Wanjira Mathai (born December 1971) is a Kenyan environmentalist and activist. She is Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at the World Resources Institute, based in Nairobi, Kenya.^[1] In this role, she takes on global issues including deforestation and energy access. She was selected as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans by New African magazine in 2018 for her role serving as the senior advisor at the World Resources Institute, as well as for her campaign to plant more than 30 million trees through her work at the Green Belt Movement.^[2]

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Wanjira Mathai
Mathai speaks at the Global Scholars Symposium in 2013
Born	1971 Kenya
Alma mater	Hobart & William Smith Emory University
Employer(s)	Carter Center World Resources Institute Green Belt Movement
Mother	Wangari Maathai