NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Vava Angwenyi is the co-founder and director of business development and fundraising at Gente del Futuro (in English: People of the Future). She is also the Founder and Chief Coffaholic at Vava Coffee Kenya, a social enterprise that trades, roasts, and consults on coffee value chains and whose main aim is to contribute to better future prospects for coffee communities and the industry as a whole. Angwenyi’s vision is to challenge the status quo and promote positive social disruption within the coffee industry. She serves on the Sustainability Committee at the Specialty Coffee Association and has been recognized for her work globally. Angwenyi holds a Master of Science in International Finance and Management from University of Groningen, Netherlands as well as Certificate in Global Asset Management from Warrington College of Business, University of Florida (USA) and a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Actuarial Science from University of Western Ontario- Canada.