Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa is a social entrepreneur and smartech executive. She is an Executive Director at Delta Philanthropies and the CEO of Akello, an African company transforming education with technology-based solutions. Elizabeth is a non-executive Director who serves on the EcoCash Holdings board, one of the largest companies listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, and is a board member of Higherlife Foundation, where she leads the Office of Design and Innovation. She is responsible for the education portfolio across the foundations and the Econet Group of Companies. Elizabeth is a board member of Ashesi Foundation, sits on Harvard University’s Leadership Council for the Centre of Africa Studies, and advises several entrepreneurship and philanthropy networks. She co-manages a social impact investment fund that invests in initiatives that promote economic development in Southern Africa.