MEET OUR TEAM

Martha’s expertise is talent management, recruitment, employee relations and organizational development. Her experience spans across sectors and realities: From Fortune 500 firms and midsized companies to non-profits. Having worked in India, Tanzania and Kenya with colleagues from over 30 countries, she’s a multi-cultural leader. Martha holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Kenyatta University and a post-graduate diploma in human resources management from Welingkar, Mumbai. Her passion is building high-performing organizations by effectively aligning human capital strategies.

Manuela has experience in the consulting, corporate and academic fields and initiated and led various community initiatives. After obtaining a M.Sc. Business Information Systems with majors in HR management and B2B marketing from Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany, she led AIESEC’s leadership development activities in East Africa for three years. Based in London, she co-ran edge’s global programs from 2011 to 2014, working with over 80 Start-Ups and Impact Businesses (including portfolio companies of Vox Capital, New Ventures, Halloran Philantropies, CIIE). In 2014 she returned to Nairobi to co-found edge Kenya. Her core drivers are improvement, fairness and participation.

Fabianna Mueti

Passionate about people, Fabianna worked in the public and private sector after finishing her Bachelor in Human Resource Management. She chose edge because of her keen interest in working with growing organizations in helping them align their human capital needs to their business objectives and now supports social impact organizations in recruiting top talent.

Eric Kariuki

Eric is a management consultant with 5 years’ experience in recruitment, operational leadership, HR management, and organizational development in large organizations and social enterprises. He loves learning & development and has extensive experience in the design, delivery, and enhancement of effective instructional programs.

Lionel Mwalimu

Passionate about people development, and with over five years’ experience working  on various aspects of talent management, Lionel’s area of focus has been training and development, where he has been heavily involved in the design, preparation and implementation of programs on career growth, leadership, and crucial 21st century skills. To him, a work environment should provide individuals with fulfillment, happiness and growth – therefore his current focus is matching talent with job opportunities that they are not only qualified for, but would truly enjoy working on.

Edith Korir

Improving the work environment is Edith’s passion.  During her degree in Human Resource Management she interned in various government agencies. She since worked in an HR department in the travel industry and a recruitment agency. She participates in community outreaches, an experience which shapes her worldview.

Catherine Wahome

During her studies in Uganda, Kate got involved in Talent Development and Entrepreneurship. Before joining edge she spent two years in India, managing an agile workforce allocation system in a large IT-Consulting company. She is excited about enabling each employee to develop and contribute off their strengths.  

Stanley Ngugi

Stan has a passion for developing people and their skills. He partners with edge from time to time, bringing in his has vast experience in Training Consultancy in the areas of driving team excellence, entrepreneurship, management and leadership, career success and wealth creation. He builds online and in-person learning journeys and has worked with organizations all the way from start-ups, social enterprises to international organizations, universities and think tanks. He holds an Undergraduate degree in Law and a Master’s Degree in Diplomacy.

Vanessa Reis

With nearly a decade of HR experience in Small and Growing Businesses in Latin America, Vanessa is uniquely placed to develop edge’s products. Vanessa is the founder of edge in Colombia.

Gustavo Viegas

Gustavo manages edge in Brazil – he contributes unique experience in Branding and Innovation Marketing. He recently concluded his PhD studies in Sao Paulo.

Dr. Graham Boyd

Based in London, Graham brings 20 years experience in Executive Coaching, Organizational Development and Innovation Management to edge. From South Africa, he is passionate about enabling business in Africa. He drives innovative human capital approaches like holacracy and peer-coaching through various ventures.