Rose M. Mutiso, a Kenyan scientist, thought leader, and social entrepreneur. With extensive expertise in technology policy and energy transitions, she has a proven track-record of bridging research, policy, and action in Africa and globally.

She is also the co-founder and former CEO of the Nairobi-based nonprofit Mawazo (“Ideas”) Institute, which provides doctoral research funding and professional development support to early-career African women scientists. Previously, Rose served as the Research Director of the Energy for Growth Hub, and as a Senior Fellow focusing on energy and innovation policy in the U.S. Department of Energy and Senate. She currently holds joint appointments as Science Advisor to the Energy for Growth Hub and Senior Fellow of the Conceptual Investigations Unit at Stanford University.

Rose holds a BA and BE in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Her TED talks on African energy and climate futures have been viewed over 3.6 million times, and she is a contributor on these issues across major media platforms. She writes Kibao, a Substack focused on energy, climate, tech, and Africa. Learn more at www.rosemutiso.com.