Njeri Mwagiru is a Senior Futurist at the Institute for Futures Research (IFR), Stellenbosch University. She leads the African Futures portfolio, and is editor of the IFR monthly, quarterly and annual subscription publications on African Business Futures. She is also co-founder of a research and business development organisation SCEZONS that has facilitated long-term institutional partnership building between United Nations (UN) bodies and universities in South Africa. Njeri Mwagiru has a Masters in International Relations from the University of the Witswatersand and holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business. Her research and professional interests include leadership, organisational performance, knowledge, gender and diversity, inclusivity and transformation. Dr. Mwagiru has worked with a range of organisations in several capacities and contexts including research; higher education teaching and skills building; executive management training; policy, strategy and programme development; short course design, planning and delivery; project coordination; evaluation of initiatives for valued business, public sector, and international partners. Her professional work and research contributions focus on capabilities of individuals, organisations and countries in Africa to realise sustainable growth and collectively beneficial development. Her vocation is to support knowledge sharing and exchange, facilitate integrated strategic planning, and enhance decision-making and performance to achieve desired futures.