Joy Gikandi

ACCELERATION PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Based in Nairobi, Kenya

Joy serves as Dovetail's Acceleration Portfolio lead, focused on strategic capacity building & investment in locally-led organizations who are earlier in their scale journey. Prior to joining Dovetail, Joy led a leadership training program in East Africa and was responsible for strategy, partner engagement, training, coaching, as well as providing oversight on recruitment & selection, community engagement and program administration.

In other previous roles, she has co-led a venture to build affordable housing in Nairobi; and managed operations for an energy fund aiming to catalyse an emerging high growth potential solar energy ecosystem in East Africa. Come to Joy for conversations on music & travel.