Dr. Justina Mutale

Her Excellency, Dr. Justina Mutale,
Founder and President, Justina Mutale Foundation)

Her Excellency, Dr. Justina Mutale has been globally acclaimed as one of the most influential and

inspirational African women. She is featured among Africa’s most respected names, well-known faces,

and influential voices who inspire the future, motivate the young generation, and raise the profile to

positively alter the perceptions of Africa and Africans around the world. In 2012, she was named

African ‘Woman of the Year’, sharing a platform with various African Heads of State and Heads of

Government. 

A global impact leader and leadership expert, Dr Mutale is a global gender equality and education

advocate. She is a philanthropist, international keynote speaker, international guest lecturer and

bestselling author of: “The Art of Iconic Leadership: Power Secrets of Female World leaders” and co-

author of the highly cerebral book: “Women on Corporate Boards: An International Perspective”, in

addition to contributing to several other global publications and books on leadership, gender, equality,

diversity and inclusion, including FORBES Magazine.

Dr Mutale is Founder and President of the Justina Mutale Foundation and its Scholarship Programme

for underprivileged African young women. She is also Convener of the World Summit on Women and

Girls and serves on various Boards across the globe, including the World Leaders Forum Dubai,

headquartered in the United Arab Emirates.  In addition, Dr Mutale serves as Vice-President of the

United Kingdom’s National Alliance of Women’s Organisations based in the UK. She also serves as

Global Envoy for Gender Equality Ambassador at the International Women’s Think Tank headquartered

in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA. She is a member of the Invite-Only ForbesWomen Forum, an exclusive

space that brings together the best and brightest female minds and female leaders to forge

connections, share ideas and exchange dialogue.

Through her Foundation, Dr Mutale advocates for gender equality and the empowerment of women and

girls in political leadership and economic empowerment by providing leadership and entrepreneurship

training, mentorship, and coaching. Her Foundation also advocates for the retention and completion of

tertiary education for young women and girls from rural and disadvantaged communities in Africa by

providing them with university scholarships to access tertiary education around the world.

Dr Mutale has been a consistent contributor, delegate, speaker and official parallel event convener at

global platforms that address political, economic, social, gender, and Africa issues, including the United

Nations Commission on the Status of Women; as well as the African Union High Level Panel on

Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment held in the wings of the African Union Heads of state

Summit; the Commonwealth Women’s Forum held in the wings of the Commonwealth Heads of state

Meetings; the European Economic Congress and European Economic Forum; in addition to various

other fora across the globe.

Winner of the MANDELA 100 Prize, Dr Mutale is listed on various WHOs WHO lists, Power Lists;

Influential Lists; and Halls of Fame around the world, including the World Book of Greatness; 100 Most

Reputable People on Earth; 100 Most Influential African Women; 100 Most Influential Black People in

the United Kingdom. Dr Mutale has been honoured for her outstanding and phenomenal leadership

qualities as a Stateswoman; Global Woman Leader of the Year; and Iconic Woman Leader of the

Decade. She leads and serves on various Boards across the globe as President, Patron, Chairperson,

Board Member, Ambassador, Trustee, Director, Consultant, Executive Coach and Mentor.

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