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Strive Masiyiwa

Telecommunications and technology entrepreneur who founded Econet Wireless and co-founded the Higherlife Foundation with Tsitsi Masiyiwa.

VerifiedLatest source dated 2026-06-16Last reviewed 2026-10-26

Who is Strive Masiyiwa?

Identity

Full name
Strive Masiyiwa[1, 2]
Also known as
Strive Masiyiwa KBE
Born
1961
Status
Active

Current roles

  • Co-founder, Higherlife Foundation 1996[1, 2]
  • Founder, Econet Wireless (Econet Group) [1]
  • Non-Executive Director, Netflix Inc. [1]
  • Trustee, Gates Foundation [1]

Selected former roles

  • African Union Special Envoy for Covid Response; head of the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team, African Union 2020 to 2022[1, 3]
  • Non-Executive Director, Unilever PLC 2016 to 2024[1]
  • AU Special Envoy for the Ebola Pandemic Response, African Union 2014 to 2015[1]
  • Chair (co-founder), now Chair Emeritus, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) 2010 to 2018[1]
  • Trustee, Rockefeller Foundation 2003 to 2018[1]

Sources

  1. Strive Masiyiwa - Full biography as of 16 June 2026Econet, 2026-06-16, primary source
  2. Higherlife Foundation (home page)Higherlife Foundation, 2026, primary source
  3. Africa signs historic agreement with Johnson & Johnson for 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccinesUN Economic Commission for Africa, 2021-03-29, primary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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