Dr. Lydiah Kemunto Bosire is the Founder and CEO of 8B Education Investments, first VC-backed student finance platform focused on  

 facilitating affordable loans for Africa’s globally mobile university students. By integrating lenders, students & colleges, 8B is building a bridge to the world’s fastest-growing university-age population. 8B has been featured on CNN International, Bloomberg, and Forbes, and was invited to make a commitment at the September 2022 meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The mission of 8B is to enable African brilliance to have a global impact. 

Prior to leading 8B, Lydiah’s career spanned nearly two decades as a diplomat including serving at the Executive Office of the UN Secretary General at the UN Secretariat, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of WorldQuant University. 

Previously, she served as an advisor to the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program at Schimdt Futures, a mentor of the Oxford Women in Business network, on the founding Board of Directors of Keep a Child Alive, on the Council of the Global Citizen Impact Funds, as a Senior Advisor at MacroAdvisory Partners, and on the UWC Atlantic College Advisory Council. Earlier in her life in impact, she co-founded Oxford Transitional Justice Research and pioneered the YouthForce HIV/AIDS advocacy platform. 

She is an expert speaker on a wide range of topics, including innovative finance, higher education, the future of work, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, impact investing, sustainable development, international politics, and human rights. 

Lydiah holds a doctorate (D.Phil) in Politics from the University of Oxford (New College). She also holds an MSc in African Studies from Oxford (St. Cross College), where she attended as a Clarendon Scholar. She received an undergraduate degree with honors in Government and a Master of Public Administration from Cornell University.