Dr.Susan Kiragu

Dr. Kiragu holds a PhD in Education from the University of Cambridge, with undergraduate and MSc degrees from Kenyatta University and the University of Nairobi respectively. She has served as an academic researcher at the University of Cambridge and Research Manager for Camfed International. Her research focused on African education, covering pre-colonial education, citizenship, teacher training, HIV education, and local philanthropy across nine African countries.

In 2013, she founded Children in Freedom, an NGO providing scholarships and mentorship, and co-founded Freedom International School—East Africa’s first Afrocentric school, ranked among the global Top 10 by T4 Education in 2023 and won the Global Schools Prize in the Arts, Culture and Creativity category in 2026. Dr. Kiragu also serves as Special Africa Advisor for The Beacon Equity Trust and is a Metis Fellow. She chairs the Academic Research and Linkages (AR&L) Committee, and serves as a member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance (AR&C) Committee of Council.