Peter Kagunye

Peter Kagunye is the CEO of Maarifa Education Holdings, providing overall operational, financial and administrative leadership of the company and its network of universities across Africa. He has more than 17 years of experience serving as Chief Financial Officer and Investment Manager in the private equity industry. Prior to becoming CEO of Maarifa Education in 2018, he served as Director of Finance at the company from 2015 to 2018. Before joining Maarifa Education, Peter was Chief Financial Officer and Partner at Capital Resource Partners from 2005 to 2014, Finance Manager at Bain Capital from 2000 to 2005, and Senior Auditor at PwC from 1998 to 2000. He is a CPA and holds a BS in Accounting and Finance from University of Massachusetts Boston and an MBA from Babson College. He is fluent in Swahili and English.