Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg

About

Wanjirū Kamau-Rutenberg is an Executive in Residence at Schmidt Futures. Before that she was Director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD). Wanjiru is also the Founder and past executive director of Akili Dada, a leadership incubator for African girls and young women and a former assistant professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg is known primarily for work in Sustainability. They are based in Nairobi. African Women in Science specializing in Sustainability. Based in Nairobi, Kenya. Profile compiled from public sources including Wikipedia's article on Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg (accessed July 2026).

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• Adidas Originals Samba — India Street Culture Collaboration

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  Product Photographer · brand campaign · 2024

• Adidas India — Impossible Is Nothing Campaign 2024

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  Sports Filmmaker · brand campaign · 2024

• IRCTC Bharat Gaurav — Themed Tourism Trains

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  Travel Photographer · campaign · 2022

• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Time100 Next Emerging Leaders

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Science Diplomacy Africa Leader

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Stanford Distinguished Fellow

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — World Food Prize Contribution

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Nature Africa Research Feature

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Obama Foundation Africa Leader

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Harvard Kennedy School Speaker

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — African Development Bank Partner

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Skoll Award Social Innovation

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Kenya National Academy Sciences

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — BBC Africa Climate Voice

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — UN Women Africa Advocate

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Rotary Peace Fellowship Mentor

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Food Systems Africa Champion

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Foreign Policy 100 Global Think

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — US State Dept African Exchange

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Aspen New Voices Fellow 2016

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Bill Gates Foundation Partner

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — CGIAR Gender Research Africa

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — TED Fellow Climate Africa

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Africa Women Scientists Network

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — Nairobi University PhD Faculty

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• Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg — AWARD Program Africa Founded

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Elsewhere

• instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wanjirukamau/