About Me

Georgie is an award-winning journalist, trained broadcaster, and global moderator, having previously worked with the BBC, CNBC, and Forbes Africa, and interviewed numerous Heads of State and figures worldwide. He has a background in Actuarial Science, and expertise in the development world, which he executed at Portland Communications for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Evercare, and others across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the UK.

At the Mastercard Foundation, Georgie is responsible for setting up the Pan-Africa Program Communication department - conceptualization, development, and implementation of the communication strategy, and visibility of partners’ and the Foundation’s work across Africa.

He currently serves on the board of the Doris Mollel Foundation - focused on neonatal care - to reduce Tanzania's and the region’s burden of preterm birth and its negative impact on health, communities, and economies.

He is also a member of the Africa Climate Ambassadors Programme, under the Creative Economy Pillar, and a ‘Now Generation Network’ Member at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation - a coalition of young Africans committed to moving the continent’s development agenda forward.

Find me online @georgiendirangu