Dorothy is the Head of the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) Secretariat and Africa Lead for Nature Finance & TNFD at FSD Africa, where she leads efforts to drive systemic change in nature finance across the continent. She spearheads the development of innovative financial products, services, and solutions that address nature-related risks while building a high-impact portfolio of projects and partnerships. Dorothy has played a pivotal role in strengthening the nature finance capabilities of African financial institutions, leading key initiatives such as the African pilot of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and, most recently, the continent’s pilot of TNFD’s Nature Data Public Facility. Her work also includes mobilizing capital for nature by supporting the development of pipelines of investible nature-based solutions, coordinating nature-related central bank stress testing across African countries, and supporting the development of National Nature Strategies across African countries.
A recognized thought leader in global sustainability, Dorothy serves on the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Natural Capital and has previously represented Africa in international taskforces, including the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) insurer pilot group and the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF). She played a key role in co-creating and launching the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance in collaboration with UNEP PSI and FSD Africa, a landmark commitment by African insurance leaders to advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Dorothy’s contributions have earned her multiple accolades, including recognition among Kenya’s Top 40 Under 40 Women, Top 50 Women in Insurance in Africa by the African Insurance Organisation (AIO) in 2022, and Fin-Erth Top 101 Leading Women in Climate (Nature and Biodiversity) Global Awards in 2024.
Dorothy is an author of two books – “She Leads” where she covers her leadership journey as well as “Becoming Nature Positive”, a book that sets out why Nature Positive is so critical now – and how it can be achieved across business, finance, governance and society.