Edwin Macharia

As of December 2020, he serves as a global board member of The Nature Conservancy, Nabo Capital and the Governing Council at Amref University.He previously served as a member of the Global Agenda Council on Africa at the World Economic Forum (WEF), from 2012 until 2014. He also served s a member of he WEF's Council on Risk and Resilience, from 2014 until 2016.

Edwin Macharia is a Kenyan businessman and corporate executive. He is the global managing partner, at Dalberg Advisors, the leading impact-first advisory firm with offices in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. He was elected to that role in November 2019.

At the end of 2019, Macharia was elected as Global Managing Partner at Dalberg Advisors, leading the firm across world He also continues to support clients on a range of issues including strategy, operational efficiency, and program implementation.

Macharia was named on Forbes’ 10 Most Powerful Men in Africa in 2015 and was recognized as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in the same year. In 2010, the Africa Leadership Institute named him an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow.

In 2008, he joined Dalberg Advisors and established it's Nairobi office. He then became the Africa Regional Director where he was instrumental in building out the firm's footprint, talent and capabilities in Africa. He also played catalytic roles across the firm, including pioneering the Agriculture & Food Security practice; chairing the Strategy, Impact & Quality Committee, one of two governing bodies in the firm; and incubating Dalberg Implement, which allows Dalberg to take strategy recommendations and work alongside its clients to bring them to life..

Edwin Macharia is married to Lorna Irungu and together are the parents of a teenage daughter who was born circa 2008.

In 2007, he ran for Member of Parliament in Kieni constituency against Chris Murungaru who had been implicated in the Anglo-leasing scandal. He came in second to Nemesyus Warugongo

Macharia was born on 1 January 1979 in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city to a father who was employed by Barclays Bank of Kenya, and a mother who was a high school teacher. The family relocated many times on account of the father's job; moving every three years or so. As a result, he attending a number of primary schools, including Mugumo-ini Primary School in Thika, Homabay Primary School in Homabay, Highland Primary School in Kericho and finally Mount Kenya Academy in Nyeri. While at Homabay, the roof of their classroom was blown away by a thunderstorm, so the class met under a tree for a year. Also at Homabay it was typical for the teachers to teach in Dholuo, the local language. This forced the young learner to pick up the language and become fluent fast.